flotation jacket

  • 1flotation device — noun rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning • Syn: ↑life preserver, ↑preserver • Hypernyms: ↑float, ↑rescue equipment • Hyponyms: ↑life buoy, ↑ …

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  • 2Personal flotation device — A man wearing a life vest, with another life vest hanging at the lower left. A personal flotation device (abbreviated as PFD; also referred to as, lifejacket, life preserver, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid, flotation… …

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  • 3life jacket — noun life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design • Syn: ↑life vest, ↑cork jacket • Hypernyms: ↑life preserver, ↑preserver, ↑flotation device • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 4cork jacket — noun life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design • Syn: ↑life jacket, ↑life vest • Hypernyms: ↑life preserver, ↑preserver, ↑flotation device • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 5personal flotation device — noun A life vest or other device or article of clothing designed to be used by one person as an aid to remaining safely afloat in water, especially in a emergency situation. Under the new personal flotation device regulations, boats 16 feet and… …

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  • 6personal flotation device — a life preserver, life jacket, or other device for keeping a person afloat in the water: esp. in Coast Guard use. Abbr.: PFD [1970 75] * * * personal flotation device, U.S. any device to keep a person afloat in the water; life preserver …

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  • 7personal flotation device — a life jacket or life vest used to support a person in the water and prevent drowning. Abbreviated as PFD …

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  • 8personal flotation device — a life preserver, life jacket, or other device for keeping a person afloat in the water: esp. in Coast Guard use. Abbr.: PFD [1970 75] * * * …

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  • 9personal flotation device — noun → life jacket. Abbrev.: PFD …

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