life vest

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lahyf vest]
- /laɪf vɛst/
- /laɪf vest/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahyf vest]
- /laɪf vɛst/

Definitions of life vest words

noun life vest life jacket. 1
noun life vest inflatable safety jacket 1

See all 2 definitions of life vest

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Origin of life vest

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Life vest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Life vest

life vest popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% 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 vest usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for life vest

noun life vest

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.
mae west — Benjamin, 1738–1820, U.S. painter, in England after 1763.
life belt — a beltlike life preserver.

All 7 Synonyms of life vest