lifeguard Definition
life·guard (-gärd′)
noun
☆ an expert swimmer employed as at a beach or pool to prevent drownings
lifeguard Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- patrol: Red and yellow flags show a designated bathing area with lifeguards on patrol.
- duty: Swimming safety Choose a swimming pool or beach where there are lifeguards on duty.
- beach: During the summer there is many lifeguards on the beach.
Preposition: at
pool: Public Venues - These sessions are supervised by venue staff e.g. lifeguards at a swimming pool.
Converse of subject
patrol: Bathing is particularly safe in the shallow waters which are patrolled by lifeguards during the main summer season.
Adjective modifier
- qualified: During the summer a team of qualified lifeguards, together with members of the local Surf Life Saving Club patrol the beach.
- trained: Trained Lifeguards are on duty from May to September.
- female: She tells of seven female lifeguards who started out one summer with widely scattered periods.
- former: The former lifeguard said she also knew of the intake but never thought it would pose a danger.
Converse of object
- patrol: Always follow the Surfer Code of Conduct: 1. Use a lifeguard patrolled beach whenever possible.
- qualify: All the poolside staff are fully qualified lifeguards, meaning a safer visit all round for customers.
- tell: Stick your hand up and shout, tell a lifeguard or dial 999 for Coastguard Ends.
- ask: Next time you swim it would be wise to ask a local lifeguard for a jellyfish report.
- train: Sam Radion of Tenby Surf Life Saving - a registered charity - trains the fledgling lifeguards on the South Beach for around fifteen weeks.
Modifies a noun
- patrol: The Blue Flag Beach offers safe and fun bathing with lifeguard patrols.
- qualification: Coming to the US with only my lifeguard qualification did not seem to bother my employers.
- cover: Small classes with lifeguard cover in a warmer than usual pool.
Preposition: in
attendance: Nearby Poppit Sands is popular for water sports with RNLI and lifeguards in attendance.
Noun used with modifier
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