life jacket
Americannoun
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of life jacket
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Looking like a life jacket thrown into a car compactor, the work weaves a floppy beam of hazard-orange steel around and through a menacing conglomeration of rusty metal scraps.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It is the only life jacket from one of the survivors ever to be put up for sale, with auctioneers describing the rare item as a "once in a lifetime opportunity for collectors".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The youngster said he started heading for shore with just his life jacket but later abandoned it to swim unencumbered.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
"He swam, he reckons, the first two hours with a life jacket on," Bresland told national broadcaster ABC.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
He managed to grab Enzo by the life jacket as he went sailing by him.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
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