life jacket

NOUN

flotation device

Synonyms

STRONGEST

life preserver life vest

WEAK

Mae West buoy cork jacket life belt life net lifeline swimmies

Example Sentences

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The youngster said he started heading for shore with just his life jacket but later abandoned it to swim unencumbered.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

"He swam, he reckons, the first two hours with a life jacket on," Bresland told national broadcaster ABC.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

"He swam in, he reckons, the first two hours with a life jacket on," he told ABC News.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Neither had been wearing a life jacket when their kayak overturned.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

I find my soggy life jacket and put it on.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick