life jacket

noun

: a life preserver in the form of a buoyant vest

Examples of life jacket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some factors can make drowning more likely, including not knowing how to swim, a lack of close supervision, not wearing a life jacket and drinking alcohol while recreating near or in water. Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024 Griffin was tubing behind a boat on Lake Greenwood without a life jacket on Saturday, May 25, and didn't resurface, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) posted on X (formerly known as Twitter). Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024 Why Paris Hilton Is Facing Parenting Backlash Recently, Hilton posted a TikTok video of her son Phoenix, 1, in a hotel pool wearing a life jacket backward. Mia Taylor, Parents, 30 May 2024 Certain factors cam make drowning more likely, including not knowing how to swim well, a lack of close supervision, forgoing a life jacket and drinking alcohol while recreating near or in water, the CDC said. Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for life jacket 

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Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of life jacket was in 1883

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“Life jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20jacket. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

life jacket

noun
: a life preserver that is worn like a jacket or vest
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