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jaws of life

jaw of life
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jaw uhv, ov lahyf]
    • /dʒɔ ʌv, ɒv laɪf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jaw uhv, ov lahyf]
    • /dʒɔ ʌv, ɒv laɪf/

Definitions of jaws of life words

  • noun plural jaws of life powerful shears used for cutting a vehicle open after a collision 0
  • noun jaws of life a pneumatic, heavy-duty, pincerlike tool that is inserted into the body of a wrecked vehicle to pry sections of it apart: used esp. to free people trapped inside 0
  • noun jaws of life (plural only) Emergency rescue equipment used to open a completely destroyed passenger vehicle, to quickly and somewhat safely extricate the trapped occupants. 0
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Parts of speech for Jaws of life

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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jaws of life popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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