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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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
Their distinctive orange life jackets, purchased from a local sports shop, made them easy to identify.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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
More than 9,000 life jackets, dozens of dinghies and engines and 360 pumps were seized by police this spring during a joint operation involving the UK, France and Germany in the North Rhine-Westphalia region.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
I could see him through the life jackets.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
