单词 | life net |
释义 | > as lemmaslife net life net n. U.S. a net used to save the life of a falling person, esp. a safety net held by rescuers to catch people jumping from a burning building. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > rescue or deliverance > [noun] > means of > means of saving life > person jumping from building jumping-sheet1846 life net1888 1888 N.-Y. Times 23 Mar. 8/3 During the fire he dropped 50 feet into a life net. 1890 Sunday Herald (Syracuse, N.Y.) 26 Oct. 5/7 The investigation by Colonel Deitsch led that gentleman to recommend that each patrol wagon be equipped with a life net, something on the principle of the nettings used by aerial performers in circuses. 1904 Third Ann. Rep. Commissioner Labor 1903 ii. App. III. 153 (heading) Requiring the use of life nets in the erection of bridges and buildings. 1909 Daily Chron. 11 Mar. 6/3 New York... Many leapt from the windows and were caught in the life nets. 1962 L. Stein Triangle Fire 211 The life nets were broken. The firemen kept shouting for them not to jump. 2007 Kansas City (Missouri) Star (Nexis) 10 Nov. sl1 He landed in the ocean while pushing over a life net into the sea for his other crew members. < as lemmas |
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