flotation vest

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• flotation — UK [fləʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US [floʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms flotation : singular flotation plural flotations 1) [countable/uncountable] business the sale of shares in a company for the first time The firm is planning a £30 million stock market… …   English dictionary

• flotation — flo|ta|tion [ flou teıʃn ] noun 1. ) uncount the ability to float or the process of floating: a flotation vest 2. ) count or uncount BUSINESS the sale of STOCK in a company for the first time: The firm is planning a $30 million stock market… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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 gear — i. Gear or apparatus commonly inflatable bags, vest, rafts, and the like carried aboard a vehicle to support the vehicle or persons if they are downed in water. ii. A buoyant landing gear. Also called floats. See float gear …   Aviation dictionary

• 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

• life vest — noun life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design • Syn: ↑life jacket, ↑cork jacket • Hypernyms: ↑life preserver, ↑preserver, ↑flotation device • Hyponyms: ↑ …   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

• Barefoot skiing — is water skiing behind a motorboat without the use of water skis, commonly referred to as barefooting . Barefooting requires the skier to travel at higher speeds than conventional water skiing. History of barefooting Barefoot water skiing… …   Wikipedia

• Helicopter Aircrew Breathing Device — The Helicopter Aircrew Breathing Device or HABD is a piece of military survival gear which was adopted in order to increase the chances of survival for embarked troops and aircrew trapped in an aircraft which has ditched (crashed into a body of… …   Wikipedia

• 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