Life-jacket definition

A sleeveless jacket or vest that is filled with buoyant material and used as a life preserver.
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An article of protective clothing that is designed to keep the wearer's head floating above the surface of the water.
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A life preserver in the form of a sleeveless jacket or vest.
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Noun

Singular:
life-jacket
Plural:
life-jackets

Life-jacket Sentence Examples

  • Although it is rare, it sometimes happens that the life jacket supports enough weight for a given child, but that the life jacket is physically too small.

  • If this cannot be done, the life jacket is an improper fit.

  • Air only - term used to describe a life jacket that only becomes buoyant upon filling with gas.

  • You'll be wearing a parachute, just like you would wear a life jacket whilst sailing.

  • When a child wears a Sea Squirts life jacket they wear it not because they can't swim or they have to because their parents say so.

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