flotation device
noun
: a floating device that is designed to save a person from drowning : life preserver
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The flotation device, used by first-class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli during the ship’s 1912 sinking, is expected to sell for roughly $339,000 to $475,000, news agency Cover Media reported.
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Authorities said the child went underwater before family members could get to him and put on a personal flotation device.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
If possible, throw them something that floats and never enter the water without a flotation device.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Take, for example, a personal flotation device.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Authorities said the child went underwater before family members could get to him and put on a personal flotation device.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
If possible, throw them something that floats and never enter the water without a flotation device.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Take, for example, a personal flotation device.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for flotation device
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“Flotation device.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flotation%20device. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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