life net

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahyf net]
- /laɪf nɛt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahyf net]
- /laɪf nɛt/

Definitions of life net words

noun life net a strong net or the like held by firefighters or others to catch persons jumping from a burning building. 1
noun life net a strong net used as by firefighters to catch people jumping from a burning building 0

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Origin of life net

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Life net

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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life net popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% 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 net usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for life net

noun life net

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 net