English

a life preserver

Noun

life preserver ‎(plural life preservers)

1. A buoyant ring or vest intended to keep a person afloat.
2. (dated) A short club with a weighted end.
   • 1879, Gilbert and Sullivan, "With Cat-Like Tread", The Pirates of Penzance

     Here's your crowbar and your centrebit / Your life-preserver — you may want to hit!

   • 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet":

     He tried to bluster and took down a life-preserver from the wall. I knew my man, however, and I clapped a pistol to his head before he could strike.

Synonyms

• life-buoy (UK)

Translations

See also

• lifejacket
• rubber ring
• life preserver on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• life preserver on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons