flotation device
noun
: a floating device that is designed to save a person from drowning : life preserver
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Unfortunately, Smith only had a single flotation device left nearby to try again.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 May 2025
Bring your own watercraft and wear a personal flotation device and whistle.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Authorities are now reminding boaters to always use a personal flotation device.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Perhaps because it is run by a nonprofit, the fee is a fairly affordable $100 a day, and includes your camping spot, transportation between the campsites and the launches, and boat rental along with paddle and personal flotation device.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 May 2025
Bring your own watercraft and wear a personal flotation device and whistle.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Authorities are now reminding boaters to always use a personal flotation device.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Perhaps because it is run by a nonprofit, the fee is a fairly affordable $100 a day, and includes your camping spot, transportation between the campsites and the launches, and boat rental along with paddle and personal flotation device.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Flotation device.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flotation%20device. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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