ALL meanings of life preserver
life pre·serve
L l - noun life preserver a buoyant jacket, belt, or other like device for keeping a person afloat. 1
- noun life preserver British Slang. a weapon, especially a short stick with a weighted head; blackjack. 1
- countable noun life preserver A life preserver is something such as a life jacket, which helps you to float when you have fallen into deep water. 0
- noun life preserver a club or bludgeon, esp one kept for self-defence 0
- noun life preserver a life belt or life jacket 0
- noun life preserver 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 0
- noun life preserver blackjack (sense 3) 0
- noun life preserver A buoyant ring or vest intended to keep a person afloat. 0
- noun life preserver (dated) A short club with a weighted end. 0