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life preserver

life pre·serve
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lahyf pri-zurv]
    • /laɪf prɪˈzɜrv/
    • /laɪf prɪˈzɜːvər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyf pri-zurv]
    • /laɪf prɪˈzɜrv/

Definitions of life preserver words

  • noun life preserver a buoyant jacket, belt, or other like device for keeping a person afloat. 1
  • noun life preserver British Slang. a weapon, especially a short stick with a weighted head; blackjack. 1
  • countable noun life preserver A life preserver is something such as a life jacket, which helps you to float when you have fallen into deep water. 0
  • noun life preserver a club or bludgeon, esp one kept for self-defence 0
  • noun life preserver a life belt or life jacket 0
  • noun life preserver a buoyant device for saving a person from drowning by keeping the body afloat, as a ring or sleeveless jacket of canvas-covered cork or kapok 0
See all 9 definitions of life preserver

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Origin of life preserver

First appearance:

before 1630
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40

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Parts of speech for Life preserver

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Life preserver

life preserver popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% 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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Synonyms for life preserver

noun life preserver

  • life jacket — a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable construction, for supporting the wearer in deep water and preventing drowning.
  • 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 preserver

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