life vest

noun

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The photo Fielder submitted shows Molly sporting a water life vest, posing in front of the famous mountain. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025 Only one person was wearing a life jacket, while a second survivor managed to stay afloat by clinging to a life vest in the water. Tina Chen, Mercury News, 25 July 2025 Another hiker and a California State Parks lifeguard helped recover the two survivors from the water, one of whom was wearing a life vest while the other was clinging to a life vest, according to the report. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 July 2025 But none of that will hold if both partners are constantly riding each other’s emotional waves without a life vest. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for life vest

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of life vest was in 1848

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“Life vest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20vest. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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