Life Preserver (Noun)
Meaning
Rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The life preserver helped keep her afloat until the coast guard arrived to rescue her.
- Each person on the boat was required to wear a life preserver at all times while on the water.
- In an emergency situation the life preserver can be easily inflated and provides instant flotation.
- The passengers put on their life preservers as soon as the captain announced a mayday call.
- She grabbed the life preserver and threw it to the struggling swimmer who clung to it tightly.