life preserver

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noun

a buoyant jacket, belt, or other like device for keeping a person afloat.

British Slang. a weapon, especially a short stick with a weighted head; blackjack.

Origin of life preserver

First recorded in 1630–40

Words nearby life preserver

Life on the Mississippi, life-or-death, life partner, life peer, life plant, life preserver, lifer, life raft, lifesaver, life-saving, Lifesaving Service

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Example sentences from the Web for life preserver

As the life-preserver is a little out of repair, I stay on shore.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 24, September 10, 1870|Various
They let out lots of line, but still the life-preserver was towed away.
A Jolly Fellowship|Frank R. Stockton
Sarves him right, too, what business had he to grasp my life-preserver without leave.
The Attache|Thomas Chandler Haliburton
In teaching this stroke I revise both the back and the Dalton stroke with the life-preserver on.
Swimming Scientifically Taught|Frank Eugen Dalton and Louis C. Dalton

Still, hazarded Nelson, maybe he put the life-preserver on to save him from automobiles.
Four Afloat|Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for life preserver

life preserver

noun

British a club or bludgeon, esp one kept for self-defence

US and Canadian a life belt or life jacket

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单词	life preserver
释义	life preserver SEE SYNONYMS FOR life preserver ON THESAURUS.COM noun a buoyant jacket, belt, or other like device for keeping a person afloat. British Slang. a weapon, especially a short stick with a weighted head; blackjack. Origin of life preserver First recorded in 1630–40 Words nearby life preserver Life on the Mississippi, life-or-death, life partner, life peer, life plant, life preserver, lifer, life raft, lifesaver, life-saving, Lifesaving Service Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for life preserver As the life-preserver is a little out of repair, I stay on shore. Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 24, September 10, 1870\|Various They let out lots of line, but still the life-preserver was towed away. A Jolly Fellowship\|Frank R. Stockton Sarves him right, too, what business had he to grasp my life-preserver without leave. The Attache\|Thomas Chandler Haliburton In teaching this stroke I revise both the back and the Dalton stroke with the life-preserver on. Swimming Scientifically Taught\|Frank Eugen Dalton and Louis C. Dalton Still, hazarded Nelson, maybe he put the life-preserver on to save him from automobiles. Four Afloat\|Ralph Henry Barbour British Dictionary definitions for life preserver life preserver noun British a club or bludgeon, esp one kept for self-defence US and Canadian a life belt or life jacket Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to life preserver life jacket, life vest, buoy, lifeline, life belt, life net
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life preserver

noun

Origin of life preserver

Words nearby life preserver

Example sentences from the Web for life preserver

British Dictionary definitions for life preserver

noun

Words related to life preserver