life vest
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of life vest
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
Example Sentences
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I’m a hospice physician, and it’s at junctures like this that I can offer a life vest that completely changes the end-of-life experience.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025
Know where your life vest is all the time.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023
They dressed her younger brother in a life vest and laughed.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023
Before entering the water, the Black juvenile put on a life vest and told the others he couldn’t swim, according to authorities.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023
It was a photo of a guy in a life vest and baseball cap with one hand on a diver’s back and a bag of rope in the other.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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