flotation device
noun
: a floating device that is designed to save a person from drowning : life preserver
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Paddlers must bring their own watercraft, personal flotation device (PFD), whistle, and an electric white light (flashlight, lantern, or headlamp).
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2024
Have life-saving devices near the pool, such as a hook, pole, or flotation device.
—Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024
The Gastonia Police Department said that one family's Memorial Day cookout took a turn for the worse after the family's two-year-old daughter, named Mila, fell into the pool without a flotation device.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 21 June 2024
Paddlers must bring their own watercraft, personal flotation device (PFD), and whistle.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2024
Have life-saving devices near the pool, such as a hook, pole, or flotation device.
—Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024
The Gastonia Police Department said that one family's Memorial Day cookout took a turn for the worse after the family's two-year-old daughter, named Mila, fell into the pool without a flotation device.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 21 June 2024
Paddlers must bring their own watercraft, personal flotation device (PFD), and whistle.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
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“Flotation device.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flotation%20device. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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