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A life buoy
A spare tyre

Etymology

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From Rettung +‎ -s- +‎ Ring.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Rettungsring m (strong, genitive Rettungsringes or Rettungsrings, plural Rettungsringe)

  1. life buoy (UK), life preserver (US), life ring, lifesaver
  2. (idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly in the plural) spare tyre (UK), spare tire (North America), flab, roll of fat, love handle

Declension

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