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life net

noun

  1. a strong net or the like held by firefighters or others to catch persons jumping from a burning building.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of life net1

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
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Firefighters were able to enjoy the amenities that the modern building provided, including a drill tower that allowed them to train with a life net, and lowering and raising hoses and ladders.

They may all take hold of the edges of the blanket and extend it as firemen do the life net.

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All fire departments should have a life net; dropping into a life-net is not so hazardous as sliding down a rope when one is ignorant of the proper way to do it.

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Someone set fire to the gasoline-soaked frame before the life net was ready.

A daring young man, he dived for an A.M.G. life net, later sported a U.S. uniform while his old pals were marched off to jail.

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