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FLOTATION DEVICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning
Synonyms:
flotation device; life preserver; preserver
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flotation device" is a kind of...):
float (something that floats on the surface of water)
rescue equipment (equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flotation device"):
life belt; life buoy; life ring; lifesaver (a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material)
cork jacket; life jacket; life vest (life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design)
water wings (a life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide buoyancy; used by children learning to swim)
