flotation device
noun
: a floating device that is designed to save a person from drowning : life preserver
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Seek a lifeguard, call 911 or throw a flotation device their way.
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Forrest Brown, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The operator is required to attach the engine cutoff switch lanyard, if equipped, to his or her clothes or flotation device.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Everyone must wear a personal flotation device and whistle.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Kim Rubens, of Porter, showed up in her duck flotation device.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
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Forrest Brown, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The operator is required to attach the engine cutoff switch lanyard, if equipped, to his or her clothes or flotation device.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Everyone must wear a personal flotation device and whistle.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Kim Rubens, of Porter, showed up in her duck flotation device.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
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“Flotation device.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flotation%20device. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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