life preserver
noun
1
: a device (such as a life jacket or life buoy) designed to save a person from drowning by providing buoyancy in water
2
chiefly British
: blackjack sense 2
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Others pass orange life preservers to those at the bottom.
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Russ Bynum and Emily Wagster Pettus, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
All of the signage had been changed to be Tommy Hilfiger branded, and the life preservers were changed out to be branded as well.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024
Wearing life preservers, the duo entered the water as well and swam a short distance in choppy water before rescuers in a helicopter could hoist them to safety.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Harper immediately jumps into action, conjuring up an alibi and returning the life preserver to its proper place on the boat.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
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Russ Bynum and Emily Wagster Pettus, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
All of the signage had been changed to be Tommy Hilfiger branded, and the life preservers were changed out to be branded as well.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024
Wearing life preservers, the duo entered the water as well and swam a short distance in choppy water before rescuers in a helicopter could hoist them to safety.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Harper immediately jumps into action, conjuring up an alibi and returning the life preserver to its proper place on the boat.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Life preserver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20preserver. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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