life jacket

noun

: a life preserver in the form of a buoyant vest

Examples of life jacket in a Sentence

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The Swift Water Response Team used its rescue boat to reach the family, who were provided life jackets before being escorted to shore and checked out by Madison County EMS, according to the Fire Department's post. Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025 Both brothers were not wearing life jackets at the time, according to authorities. Escher Walcott, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025 It was first conceived in 1957 by Pennsylvania's C. Walton Musser, a wonderfully creative inventor with patents on everything from power steering systems, recoilless rifles and pneumatic life jacket inflators, through to many key ideas underpinning jet aircraft ejection seats. New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024 Conditions deteriorated as the storm approached, and the Coast Guard instructed the captain to put on a life jacket and stay with the vessel's locator beacon. Allie Weintraub, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for life jacket 

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of life jacket was in 1883

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“Life jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20jacket. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

life jacket

noun
: a life preserver that is worn like a jacket or vest
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