LIFE JACKET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does life jacket mean? 

• LIFE JACKET (noun)
  The noun LIFE JACKET has 1 sense:

1. life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design

  Familiarity information: LIFE JACKET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIFE JACKET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cork jacket; life jacket; life vest

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)