life preserver
See also: lifepreserver
English
Noun
life preserver (plural life preservers)
- A buoyant ring or vest intended to keep a person afloat.
- (dated) A short club with a weighted end.
- 1879, Gilbert and Sullivan, "With Cat-Like Tread", The Pirates of Penzance
- Here's your crowbar and your centrebit / Your life-preserver — you may want to hit!
- 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet":
- He tried to bluster and took down a life-preserver from the wall. I knew my man, however, and I clapped a pistol to his head before he could strike.
- 1879, Gilbert and Sullivan, "With Cat-Like Tread", The Pirates of Penzance
Synonyms
- life-buoy (UK)
Translations
buoyant ring or vest
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See also
- lifejacket
- rubber ring
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