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life jacket

n.
A sleeveless jacket or vest that is filled with buoyant material and used as a life preserver.
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life jacket

n
(Nautical Terms) an inflatable sleeveless jacket worn to keep a person afloat when in danger of drowning
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life′ jack`et


n.
a life preserver in the form of a sleeveless jacket.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.life jacket - life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable designlife jacket - life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design
flotation device, life preserver, preserver - rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning
air jacket, Mae West - an inflatable life jacket
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Translations
záchranná vesta
redningsvest
pelastusliivi
prsluk za spašavanje
救命胴衣
구명조끼
rešilni jopič
flytväst
เสื้อชูชีพ
áo phao

life jacket

ngiubbotto di salvataggio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

life jacket

سُتْرَةُ النّجَاْة záchranná vesta redningsvest Schwimmweste σωσίβιο chaleco salvavidas pelastusliivi gilet de sauvetage prsluk za spašavanje giubotto di salvataggio 救命胴衣 구명조끼 zwemvest redningsvest kamizelka ratunkowa colete salva-vidas спасательный жилет flytväst เสื้อชูชีพ cankurtaran yeleği áo phao 救生衣
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