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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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.
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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
Landon Knack has been a human life preserver for the Dodgers, an unsung rookie right-hander who has helped keep the rotation afloat when seas get a little rough.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Maybe, but Celine Dion wasn’t about to throw them a life preserver.
—Lorraine Ali, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
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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
Landon Knack has been a human life preserver for the Dodgers, an unsung rookie right-hander who has helped keep the rotation afloat when seas get a little rough.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Maybe, but Celine Dion wasn’t about to throw them a life preserver.
—Lorraine Ali, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Life preserver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20preserver. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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