FLOTATION DEVICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flotation device mean? 

• FLOTATION DEVICE (noun)
  The noun FLOTATION DEVICE has 1 sense:

1. rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning

  Familiarity information: FLOTATION DEVICE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLOTATION DEVICE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

flotation device; life preserver; preserver

Hypernyms ("flotation device" is a kind of...):

float (something that floats on the surface of water)

rescue equipment (equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flotation device"):

life belt; life buoy; life ring; lifesaver (a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material)

cork jacket; life jacket; life vest (life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design)

water wings (a life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide buoyancy; used by children learning to swim)