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A buoyant ring or vest intended to keep a person afloat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: life buoy
Antonyms: none provided
A short club with a weighted end.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see life, preserver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: preserver, flotation device
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: float, rescue equipment
Narrower terms: life buoy, lifesaver, life belt, life ring, life jacket, life vest, cork jacket, water wings
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
سُتْرَةُ نَجَاةٍ
(sutratu najātin)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Arabic:
سُتْرَةُ النَجَاةِ
(sutratu al-najāti)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Arabic:
طَوْفُ نَجَاةٍ
(ṭawfu najātin)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Arabic:
طَوْفُ النَجَاةِ
(ṭawfu al-najāti)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Armenian:
փրկօղակ
(pʻrkōġak)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Catalan:
salvavides
— buoyant ring or vest
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Chinese Mandarin:
救生浮袋
(jiùshēng fúdài)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Chinese Mandarin:
救生器
(jiùshēngqì)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Chinese Mandarin:
救生圈
(jiùshēngquān)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Dutch:
reddingsboei
— buoyant ring or vest
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Finnish:
pelastusrengas
— buoyant ring or vest
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French:
gilet de sauvetage
— buoyant ring or vest
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French:
bouée de sauvetage
— buoyant ring or vest
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German:
Rettungsweste
— buoyant ring or vest
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German:
Rettungsring
— buoyant ring or vest
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German:
Rettungsreifen
— buoyant ring or vest
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Greek:
σωσίβιο
(sosívio)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Hebrew:
גלגל הצלה
(galgál hatsalá)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Hungarian:
mentőöv
— buoyant ring or vest
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Hungarian:
mentőmellény
— buoyant ring or vest
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Icelandic:
björgunarhringur
— buoyant ring or vest
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Icelandic:
björgunarvesti
— buoyant ring or vest
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Indonesian:
pelampung penolong
— buoyant ring or vest
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Indonesian:
penolong keselamatan
— buoyant ring or vest
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Indonesian:
pelampung keselamatan
— buoyant ring or vest
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Italian:
salvagente
— buoyant ring or vest
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Italian:
ciambella di salvataggio
— buoyant ring or vest
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Japanese:
浮き輪
(ukiwa)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Korean:
구명부환
(gumyeongbuhwan)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Korean:
구명부표
(gumyeongbupyo)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Korean:
구명(救命)부이
(gumyeongbu'i)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Korean:
구명환
(gumyeonghwan)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Latgalian:
gluobšonys rypuļs
— buoyant ring or vest
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Latin:
cortex
— buoyant ring or vest
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Malay:
boya keselamatan
— buoyant ring or vest
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Malay:
pemelihara keselamatan
— buoyant ring or vest
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Norwegian Bokmål:
livbøye
— buoyant ring or vest
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Norwegian Bokmål:
redningsvest
— buoyant ring or vest
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
livbøye
— buoyant ring or vest
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
redningsvest
— buoyant ring or vest
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Portuguese:
boia salva-vidas
— buoyant ring or vest
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Romanian:
colac de salvare
— buoyant ring or vest
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Romanian:
vestă de salvare
— buoyant ring or vest
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Russian:
спаса́тельный жиле́т
(spasátelʹnyj žilét)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Russian:
спаса́тельный круг
(spasátelʹnyj krug)
— buoyant ring or vest
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Upper Sorbian:
wuchowanska rynka
— buoyant ring or vest
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Spanish:
salvavidas
— buoyant ring or vest
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Swedish:
livboj
— buoyant ring or vest
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Swedish:
flytväst
— buoyant ring or vest
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Tagalog:
salbabida
— buoyant ring or vest
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Turkish:
can simidi
— buoyant ring or vest
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Vietnamese:
phao cứu sinh
— buoyant ring or vest