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1. a buoyant jacket, belt, or other like device for keeping a person afloat.2. Brit. Slang. a weapon, esp. a short stick with a weighted head; blackjack.[1630-40]
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Life-preserver — Life pre*serv er (l[imac]f pr[ e]*z[ e]rv [ e]r), n. An apparatus, made in very various forms, and of various materials, for saving one from drowning by buoying up the body while in the water. {Life pre*serv ing}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
life preserver — life preservers N COUNT A life preserver is something such as a life jacket, which helps you to float when you have fallen into deep water. [AM] … English dictionary
Life preserver — most frequently refers to a personal flotation device.It also may refer to a form of club … Wikipedia
Life-preserver — (engl., spr. laif prisörwer, »Lebensschützer«), Stock mit Bleiknopf oder ähnlicher Beschwerung, Totschläger … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
life preserver — n. 1. a buoyant device for saving a person from drowning by keeping the body afloat, as a ring or sleeveless jacket of canvas covered cork or kapok 2. Chiefly Brit. BLACKJACK (sense 3) … English World dictionary
life preserver — noun rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning • Syn: ↑preserver, ↑flotation device • Hypernyms: ↑float, ↑rescue equipment • Hyponyms: ↑life buoy, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
life preserver — UK [ˈlaɪf prɪˌzɜː(r)və(r)] / US [ˈlaɪf prɪˌzɜrvər] noun [countable] Word forms life preserver : singular life preserver plural life preservers American a lifejacket … English dictionary
life preserver — a cosh It is not intended to preserve that of the victim: Macarthur was hit with a life preserver... on the back of the head. (Christie, 1939 it killed him) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
life preserver — life pre.server n AmE something such as a ↑life belt or ↑life jacket that can be worn in the water to prevent you from sinking … Dictionary of contemporary English
life preserver — life pre|serv|er [ laıf prı,zɜrvər ] noun count AMERICAN a LIFE JACKET … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
life-preserver — lifeˈ preservˈer noun 1. An apparatus for saving someone from drowning 2. A club or cosh • • • Main Entry: ↑life … Useful english dictionary
