life jacket

noun

: a life preserver in the form of a buoyant vest

Examples of life jacket in a Sentence

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According to investigators, Kepner was found under the bed in her cabin, wrapped in a blanket and covered with life jackets. Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026 Several of the victims were not wearing their life jackets. Tim Fang, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026 That is why the modern briefing sounds less like a waiver and more like a roadmap: how to put on a life jacket, how to signal, where the rescue boat waits, what to do if wind or current changes. Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026 Teigen shared other clips in the carousel post of her family vacation, including a shot of herself walking along the beach with her daughter Esti and her posing on a boat in a plunging black swimsuit as Luna and Miles, seen in life jackets standing behind her, peered over the boat’s edge. Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for life jacket

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of life jacket was in 1883

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“Life jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20jacket. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

Kids Definition

life jacket

noun
: a life preserver that is worn like a jacket or vest
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