life vest

noun

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Lifeguards are on duty, and swimmers wear life vests. Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025 Witnesses reported that two males who were not wearing life vests fell off a boat and did not resurface, according to the release. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2025 Sensational newspaper accounts later suggested the three men had starved to death in the boat after attempting to eat their life vests—a theory that was soon debunked. Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025 About 20 people were staying at a rental home when two adults wearing life vests went into the lake in a kayak. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for life vest

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of life vest was in 1848

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“Life vest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20vest. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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