life-jacket
1life jacket — or life vest n. a life preserver in the form of a sleeveless jacket or vest …
2life jacket — life jackets also lifejacket N COUNT A life jacket is a sleeveless jacket which helps you to float when you have fallen into deep water …
3life jacket — ► NOUN ▪ a sleeveless buoyant or inflatable jacket for keeping a person afloat in water …
4life jacket — life .jacket BrE n a piece of clothing that can be filled with air and worn around your upper body to stop you from sinking in the water American Equivalent: life vest …
5life jacket — life ,jacket noun count something you wear on a boat to make you float if you fall into the water by accident …
6life 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: ↑ …
7life jacket — An inflatable jacket more often yellow or orange in color and made of rubber or similar material. The jacket is worn by aircrews and passengers as an aid to survival in the event of ejection over the sea or ditching. Life jacket …
8life jacket — life′ jack et n. navig. a life preserver in the form of a sleeveless jacket …
9life jacket — Synonyms and related words: Mae West, breeches buoy, buoy, cork jacket, ejection capsule, ejection seat, ejector seat, life belt, life buoy, life net, life preserver, life raft, life ring, life vest, lifeboat, lifeline, parachute, rubber dinghy,… …
10life jacket — a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable construction, for supporting the wearer in deep water and preventing drowning. Also called life vest; Brit., air jacket. [1865 70] * * * …