Life Preserver Definition

noun
A buoyant device for saving a person from drowning by keeping the body afloat, as a ring or sleeveless jacket of canvas-covered cork or kapok.
Webster's New World
A weapon, such as a blackjack.
American Heritage

Blackjack.

Webster's New World

A short club with a weighted end.

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Noun

Singular:
life preserver
Plural:
life-preservers

Life Preserver Sentence Examples

  • He stumbled as he climbed the steps to the pulpit and grasped the podium like a life preserver.

  • As you roll the dice and move around the game board, you will have opportunities to draw Treasure Chest cards (which may cost you something) and Life Preserver cards (which will help you out).

  • They must remember where the solid landings are, especially if they're not lucky enough to be wearing the life preserver.

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RERVER

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