life jacket
noun
a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable construction, for supporting the wearer in deep water and preventing drowning.
life jackets
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pluralof life jacket.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A couple of days later, the Yamaha people returned with another machine and a fresh set of life jackets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
A Bulgarian vessel was close by, but when they arrived all they saw was an overturned boat and rafts as well as life jackets.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Prosecutors have accused the defendants of helping launch a "substandard small boat, uncertified, unfit for navigation on the open sea, overcrowded and lacking appropriate life jackets."
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
A Coast Guard investigation found the boat was overloaded and didn’t have any child or infant-sized life jackets when it capsized near the Statue of Liberty at around 10.20 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
We laid him as comfortably as we could on a mattress of life jackets and kept him warm.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
