life jacket
Americannoun
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life jackets
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of life jacket
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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The small boats involved in Channel crossings can be overcrowded, too flimsy, and not everyone wears a life jacket, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
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
A life jacket worn by a Titanic survivor is to be auctioned for up to £350,000.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
"At this time, you know, the waves are massive, and I have no life jacket on. So anyway, I just keep swimming. I do breaststroke. I do freestyle. Survival backstroke."
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
He took off his backpack and hugged it against his chest like it was a life jacket.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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