flotation device

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• flotation device — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flotation device : singular flotation device plural flotation devices formal a lifebelt or lifejacket …   English dictionary

• flotation device — noun rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning • Syn: ↑life preserver, ↑preserver • Hypernyms: ↑float, ↑rescue equipment • Hyponyms: ↑life buoy, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• flotation device — flo tation de,vice noun count FORMAL a LIFE PRESERVER …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Personal flotation device — A man wearing a life vest, with another life vest hanging at the lower left. A personal flotation device (abbreviated as PFD; also referred to as, lifejacket, life preserver, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid, flotation… …   Wikipedia

• personal flotation device — noun A life vest or other device or article of clothing designed to be used by one person as an aid to remaining safely afloat in water, especially in a emergency situation. Under the new personal flotation device regulations, boats 16 feet and… …   Wiktionary

• personal flotation device — a life preserver, life jacket, or other device for keeping a person afloat in the water: esp. in Coast Guard use. Abbr.: PFD [1970 75] * * * personal flotation device, U.S. any device to keep a person afloat in the water; life preserver …   Useful english dictionary

• personal flotation device — a life preserver, life jacket, or other device for keeping a person afloat in the water: esp. in Coast Guard use. Abbr.: PFD [1970 75] * * * …   Universalium

• flotation collar — flotation collar, a ring shaped buoyant device attached to something in the water to keep it afloat until it is recovered, especially a spacecraft after a splashdown …   Useful english dictionary

• personal flotation device — a life jacket or life vest used to support a person in the water and prevent drowning. Abbreviated as PFD …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• personal flotation device — noun → life jacket. Abbrev.: PFD …  

• device — n. 1) a detonating; intrauterine; flotation; labor saving; listening; mnemonic device 2) a device for 3) (misc.) left to one s own devices ( on one s own ) * * * [dɪ vaɪs] flotation intrauterine labor saving listening mnemonic device a detonating …   Combinatory dictionary