life jacket

noun

: a life preserver in the form of a buoyant vest

Examples of life jacket in a Sentence

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The prisoners were at one point given life jackets, but they were later confiscated after guards found them being used as pillows, the court document said. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 The autonomous drone can launch from a moving ship, search likely drift zones using onboard cameras and smart algorithms, identify a person in the water, and eventually drop an inflatable life jacket that also sends out a GPS signal. New Atlas, 18 June 2026 Srebnick peppered Alber with questions about how the channel does not have posted speed limits and how the law does not require that passengers on the boat wear life jackets. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026 Wear life jackets on vessels, don’t swim unaccompanied, etc. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for life jacket

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of life jacket was in 1883

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“Life jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20jacket. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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life jacket

noun
: a life preserver that is worn like a jacket or vest
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