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life belt

noun

  1. a beltlike life preserver.


life belt

noun

  1. a ring filled with buoyant material or air, used to keep a person afloat when in danger of drowning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of life belt1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences

As they approached England, the soldiers, fearing torpedoes from German submarines, slept in their clothes and life belts, full canteens by their sides.

Doors, chairs and a piece of a mast with a life belt attached that read “Tampa” were later found floating in the water.

“Yes,” said Doge, clutching at Harry’s question like a drowning man at a life belt.

Dr. Malone felt like a drowning sailor being thrown a life belt.

Swimmers helped migrants into life belts and pulled them toward the patrol boat.

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