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    LIFE JACKET

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable designplay

    Synonyms:

    cork jacket; life jacket; life vest

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("life jacket" is a kind of...):

    flotation device; life preserver; preserver (rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "life jacket"):

    air jacket; Mae West (an inflatable life jacket)

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