Definition of Life jacket

1. Noun. Life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design.

Exact synonyms: Cork Jacket, Life Vest
Generic synonyms: Flotation Device, Life Preserver, Preserver
Specialized synonyms: Air Jacket, Mae West

Definition of Life jacket

1. Noun. an article of protective clothing that is designed to keep the wearer's head floating above the surface of the water. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Life Jacket

life estates
life estates pur autre vie
life eternal
life events
life expectancies
life expectancy
life force
life form
life forms
life history
life imitates art
life imprisonment
life insurance
life is like a box of chocolates
life jacket (current term)
life jackets
life line
life long
life lore
life mask
life of Reilly
life of Riley
life of the party
life office
life partners
life peer
life preserver
life preservers

Literary usage of Life jacket

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Ship Calculations, Construction and Operation: A Book of by Charles Haynes Hughes (1917)
"A life jacket of an approved type or other appliance of equal buoyancy and ... A life jacket shall justify the following conditions: (a) It shall be of ..."

2. Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement by Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis (2007)
"When she comes to a page that shows the main character in an orange canvas life jacket with two white cotton closures, she laughs and stops to share a brief ..."

3. Gently with the Tides: The Best of Living Aboard by Michael L. Frankel (1990)
"When Jane got older we had a life jacket for her. When she was a baby, we were concerned that the jacket would turn a small infant face down to drown. ..."

4. Barrier Reef Espionage: A Peter Kent Story by John Gunn (2006)
"I'm trying to get out of my life-jacket and it's hard enough as it is! ... The life-jacket will keep it afloat until Uncle Robert gets to it! ..."

5. Ships' Boats: Their Qualities, Construction, Equipment, and Launching Appliances by Ernest Walter Blocksidge (1920)
"Vessels of 60 feet in length and under are not required to carry boats, but must be provided with two lifebuoys, and an approved life-jacket for each person ..."

6. Out of the Depths by David Harrell (2005)
"I remember a fellow survivor who floated up to me and told me to look at the tag on my kapok life jacket. I looked down and saw that it read "Good for 48 ..."

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