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life jacket


life jacket

noun

: something that is worn over your upper body like a jacket or vest and that is designed to save you from drowning by holding you up when you are in water

Full Definition of LIFE JACKET

:  a life preserver in the form of a buoyant vest
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First Known Use of LIFE JACKET

1883

Rhymes with LIFE JACKET

bluejacket, bush jacket, dust jacket, flak jacket, mess jacket, straitjacket, wave packet

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