LIFE JACKET Definition & Meaning

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life jacket

a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable construction, for supporting the wearer in deep water and preventing drowning.

life jacket

an inflatable sleeveless jacket worn to keep a person afloat when in danger of drowning

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First recorded in 1865–70

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He explained passengers listened to a safety briefing, which had been recorded in multiple languages, and said that life jackets were not issued.

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Crew members went to their rooms to grab essential belongings including life jackets and emergency gear before gathering at the mustering point.

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He's tiny, enveloped in a life jacket from when his mother fled war-torn Syria.

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"We started to get up and tried to find the life jackets," says Lucianna.

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Both brothers were eventually submerged in the water and neither were wearing life jackets.

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