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Battle of Britain Luftwaffe B-1 Pilot Life Preserver Very rare 1940 dated German Luftwaffe 'Schwimmweste' life preserver 10-30-B-1 pattern for. “The “life-preserver” consists of a stout piece of cane about a foot long, with a ball of five or six ounces of lead attached firmly to one end by catgut netting, whilst the other end is furnished with a strong leather or catgut loop to go round the wrist and prevent the weapon flying from or being snatched from the hand. Define life preserver. Life preserver synonyms, life preserver pronunciation, life preserver translation, English dictionary definition of life preserver. A buoyant device, usually in the shape of a ring, belt, or jacket, designed to keep a person afloat in the water. Chiefly British A weapon.
n.1. A buoyant device, usually in the shape of a ring, belt, or jacket, designed to keep a person afloat in the water.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
life preserver
n1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) Brit a club or bludgeon, esp one kept for self-defence
2. (Nautical Terms) USandCanadian a life belt or life jacket
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
life′ preserv`er
n. 1. a buoyant jacket, belt, or other like device for keeping a person afloat.
[1630–40]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Noun | 1. | life preserver - rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning flotation device, preserver float - something that floats on the surface of water life buoy, life ring, lifesaver, life belt - a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material cork jacket, life jacket, life vest - life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design rescue equipment - equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency water wings - 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 |
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záchranný pás
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rešilni pas
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life preserver
[ˈlaɪfprɪˌzɜːvəʳ]na. (Am) (life belt) → salvagentem; (life jacket) → giubbotto di salvataggio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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