Phrase guide

life jacket

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

an article of protective clothing that is designed to keep the wearer's head floating above the surface of the water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: life vest, cork jacket

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: life preserver, preserver, flotation device

Narrower terms: Mae West, air jacket

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سُتْرَة نَجَاة (sutrat najāh) — An article of protective clothing
  • Arabic: صِدَار نَجَاة (ṣidār najāh) — An article of protective clothing
  • Catalan: armilla salvavides — An article of protective clothing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 救生衣 (jiùshēngyī) — An article of protective clothing
  • Czech: plovací vesta — An article of protective clothing
  • Dutch: reddingsvest — An article of protective clothing
  • Esperanto: savjako — An article of protective clothing
  • Finnish: pelastusliivi — An article of protective clothing
  • French: gilet de sauvetage — An article of protective clothing
  • German: Rettungsweste — An article of protective clothing
  • German: Schwimmweste — An article of protective clothing
  • Hindi: रक्षा जैकेट (rakṣā-jaikeṭ) — An article of protective clothing
  • Icelandic: björgunarvesti — An article of protective clothing
  • Irish: seaicéad tarrthála — An article of protective clothing
  • Japanese: 救命胴衣 (kyūmeidōi) — An article of protective clothing
  • Japanese: ライフジャケット (raifujaketto) — An article of protective clothing
  • Māori: kahu kautere — An article of protective clothing
  • Māori: koti whakaora — An article of protective clothing
  • Māori: hākete whakaora — An article of protective clothing
  • Mongolian: аврах хантааз (avrax xantaaz) — An article of protective clothing
  • Norman: câsaque dé sauveté — An article of protective clothing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: redningsvest — An article of protective clothing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: redningsvest — An article of protective clothing
  • Persian: جلیقه نجات (jeliqe-ye nejât) — An article of protective clothing
  • Polish: kapok — An article of protective clothing
  • Portuguese: colete salva-vidas — An article of protective clothing
  • Russian: спаса́тельный жиле́т (spasátelʹnyj žilét) — An article of protective clothing
  • Spanish: chaleco salvavidas — An article of protective clothing
  • Spanish: salvavidas — An article of protective clothing
  • Swedish: flytväst — An article of protective clothing
  • Swedish: räddningsväst — An article of protective clothing
  • Urdu: حفاظتی جیکٹ (hifāzatī-jaikiṭ) — An article of protective clothing
  • Urdu: بچاؤ کی کمری (baćāo-kī-kamrī) — An article of protective clothing
  • Urdu: صدری نجات (sadrī-ye-najāt) — An article of protective clothing
  • Vietnamese: áo phao — An article of protective clothing
  • Welsh: siaced fywyd — An article of protective clothing
  • Welsh: siacedi bywyd — An article of protective clothing
  • Welsh: siaced achub — An article of protective clothing
  • Yoruba: ẹ̀wù amúniléfòó — An article of protective clothing