life preserver

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ˈlife preˌserver noun [countable] American EnglishTTW something such as a life belt or life jacket that can be worn in the water to prevent you from sinking 救生用具

Examples from the Corpus

life preserver• Paul wonders where the inflatable life preserver is.

ˈlife preˌserver nounChineseSyllable

belt something life a as Corpus such

life preserver
ˈlife preˌserver

noun [countable]
American English something such as a life belt or life jacket that can be worn in the water to prevent you from sinking

life preserver

BrE

/ˈlaɪf prɪzɜːvə(r)/

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NAmE

/ˈlaɪf prɪzɜːrvər/

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a piece of material that floats well, or a jacket made of such material, used to rescue a person who has fallen into water, by keeping them above water 救生用具