life preserver

NOUN

flotation device

Synonyms

STRONGEST

life jacket life vest

WEAK

Mae West buoy cork jacket life belt life net lifeline swimmies

Example Sentences

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I let myself play the victim twice — first of the debt itself, then of the life preserver tossed to bring me back onboard.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

In a tempest of tragedy, basketball was his life preserver.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

What’s the likelihood of those owners giving Skipper Dan a financial life preserver with new investors?

From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2022

Divers found him about 30 minutes later after passersby called 911 and threw a life preserver in the water.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2022

But a life preserver is flattering on nobody.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck