life vest

noun

life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design

• Hyponyms: ↑Mae West, ↑air jacket

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noun

: a life preserver designed as a vestlike garment of buoyant or inflatable material — compare mae west

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life vest,

= life jacket. (Cf. ↑life jacket)

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noun, pl ⋯ vests [count]

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ˈlife vest [life vest] noun (NAmE)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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life vest — n AmE a ↑life jacket … Dictionary of contemporary English
life vest — life ,vest noun count a LIFE JACKET … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
life vest — vest that is made of buoyant material to keep a person afloat in water, life jacket … English contemporary dictionary
life vest — /ˈlaɪf vɛst/ (say luyf vest) noun → life jacket …
life vest — noun Date: 1939 life jacket … New Collegiate Dictionary
life vest. — See life jacket. [1910 15, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
life vest — noun Life jacket … Wiktionary
life vest — noun (C) AmE a life jacket … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
life vest. — See life jacket. [1910 15, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
life jacket — or life vest n. a life preserver in the form of a sleeveless jacket or vest … English World dictionary

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