water wings
plural noun
: an air-filled device that fits around the arms of a person learning to swim so as to provide buoyancy
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Fortunately, the tot's water wings kept her afloat, and instead of pointing fingers, the whole family had a good laugh.
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Kinsey Gidick, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2024
Since his mother had put water wings on him for a dip in Lake Michigan, however, his passion had been swimming.
—David O. Stewart, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
Children can wear water wings or a float belt in the shallow end of the pool if a parent is in tow.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
In 1958, Mao Zedong received the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev not just at his private swimming pool but in it, forcing the Soviet leader to negotiate in water wings.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2011
Phoenix had a blue bucket hat on with water wings to match.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
Remember, even the best quality flotation devices (think water wings and inflated donuts) aren't designed to prevent drowning.
—The Enquirer, 27 June 2023
The world can be scary and unnerving, but friends are our water wings, our cheer squad, our bodyguards, our packing peanuts.
—Catherine Newman, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
Pre-coffee, Devra was passed by motorboats, other kayakers, toddlers in water wings.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
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Kinsey Gidick, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2024
Since his mother had put water wings on him for a dip in Lake Michigan, however, his passion had been swimming.
—David O. Stewart, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
Children can wear water wings or a float belt in the shallow end of the pool if a parent is in tow.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
In 1958, Mao Zedong received the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev not just at his private swimming pool but in it, forcing the Soviet leader to negotiate in water wings.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2011
Phoenix had a blue bucket hat on with water wings to match.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
Remember, even the best quality flotation devices (think water wings and inflated donuts) aren't designed to prevent drowning.
—The Enquirer, 27 June 2023
The world can be scary and unnerving, but friends are our water wings, our cheer squad, our bodyguards, our packing peanuts.
—Catherine Newman, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
Pre-coffee, Devra was passed by motorboats, other kayakers, toddlers in water wings.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
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“Water wings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20wings. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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