life belt

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lahyf belt]
- /laɪf bɛlt/
- /laɪf belt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahyf belt]
- /laɪf bɛlt/

Definitions of life belt words

noun life belt a beltlike life preserver. 1
noun life belt a life preserver in the form of a belt 0

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Origin of life belt

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Life belt

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Life belt

life belt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

life belt usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for life belt

noun life belt

life preserver — a buoyant jacket, belt, or other like device for keeping a person afloat.
buoy — A buoy is a floating object that is used to show ships and boats where they can go and to warn them of danger.
lifeline — a line, fired across a ship or boat, by means of which a hawser for a breeches buoy may be hauled aboard.
life vest — life jacket.
mae west — Benjamin, 1738–1820, U.S. painter, in England after 1763.

All 7 Synonyms of life belt