flotation device
noun
: a floating device that is designed to save a person from drowning : life preserver
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Take, for example, a personal flotation device.
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Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
Video from the scene, obtained by Newsflare, shows the animal cautiously swimming toward the agency's boat as officers extend a makeshift flotation device to give the big cat a place to rest, rather than treading water.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
This two-hour experience includes check-in, personal flotation device, water safety instructions and about 90 minutes kayaking in the ecological reserve.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Seek a lifeguard, call 911 or throw a flotation device their way.
—Forrest Brown, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
Video from the scene, obtained by Newsflare, shows the animal cautiously swimming toward the agency's boat as officers extend a makeshift flotation device to give the big cat a place to rest, rather than treading water.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
This two-hour experience includes check-in, personal flotation device, water safety instructions and about 90 minutes kayaking in the ecological reserve.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Seek a lifeguard, call 911 or throw a flotation device their way.
—Forrest Brown, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Flotation device.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flotation%20device. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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