life jacket
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
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
She and fellow survivors, signed the life jacket, leaving their signatures on the cream-coloured vest, which features 12 pockets and is fitted with shoulder rests and side straps.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
"The water is safe when there's a lifeguard and you have a life jacket on," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 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 took a moment and put a life jacket on, buckling it on tightly.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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