life ring

noun

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Once a life ring was tossed into the water, additional people ran over to help, some carrying a ladder toward the edge of the dock as the rescue continued. Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025 Other life rings, according to the auction listing, are displayed at the National Museum of the Great Lakes, Toledo, Ohio; the Lake Superior Marine Museum, Duluth, Minnesota; the Milwaukee Central Library, in Wisconsin, and at the Neys Provincial Park, in Canada. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025 In the lawsuit settlement, Orr was able to keep the life ring, while taxpayers are paying the $600,000. Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025 The captain threw a life ring and attempted to pilot the boat toward her location, but by the time the captain got to her, Thompson had already gone underwater, according to the Sheriff's Office. David Ulloa Jr, AZCentral.com, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for life ring

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of life ring was circa 1909

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“Life ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20ring. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.

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