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  • Buoyancy aid — Buoyancy aids are a specialist form of personal flotation device (PFD) used most commonly by kayakers and canoeists. They are designed as a flotation aid, rather than a life saving device and have several key differences to other PFD s and life… …   Wikipedia

  • Buoyancy — Buoy an*cy, n.; pl. {Buoyancies}. 1. The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal volume of water. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • water wings — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ inflated floats fixed to the arms of someone learning to swim to give increased buoyancy …   English terms dictionary

  • Buoyancy — The forces at work in buoyancy In physics, buoyancy (  / …   Wikipedia

  • Buoyancy compensator (diving) — Stab jacket redirects here. For a type of body armor, see stab vest. A buoyancy compensator (or buoyancy control device, BC or BCD) is a piece of diving equipment worn by divers to provide: * life saving emergency buoyancy both underwater and on… …   Wikipedia

  • buoyancy — noun (U) 1 the ability of an object to float: the buoyancy of light wood 2 the power of a liquid to make an object float: Salt water has more buoyancy than fresh water. 3 a feeling of cheerfulness and belief that you can deal with problems easily …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • buoyancy control device — an expandable bladder in the form of an expandable vest used with scuba apparatus. It can be inflated with air from the scuba tank to increase buoyancy while diving and is used for resting, swimming or lending assistance to others under water. It …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • buoyancy — buoy|an|cy [ˈbɔıənsi US ˈbɔıənsi, ˈbu:jənsi] n [U] 1.) the ability of an object to float 2.) the power of a liquid to make an object float ▪ Salt water has more buoyancy than fresh water. 3.) a feeling of happiness and a belief that you can deal… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Water caltrop — Taxobox name = Water caltrop image width = 200px image caption = Boiled water chestnut ( T. bicornis ) seeds regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Myrtales familia = Trapaceae genus = Trapa type species = Trapa… …   Wikipedia

  • water wings — noun a life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person s arms and provide buoyancy; used by children learning to swim • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑life preserver, ↑preserver,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ballast water — water contained in tanks on ships to improve their stability and buoyancy. This water can contain fishes and may be discharged in an area where the fish then become established as exotics …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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