| NOUN | artifact | flotation device, life preserver, preserver | rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning |
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| Meaning | rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning. | |
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| Synonyms | life preserver, preserver | |
| Narrower | life buoy, lifesaver, life belt, life ring | A life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material |
| life jacket, life vest, cork jacket | life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design | |
| water wings | A life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide buoyancy | |
| Broader | float | Something that floats on the surface of water |
| rescue equipment | equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency | |
| Spanish | flotador, salvavidas | |
| Catalan | flotador | |
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