personal flotation device
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personal flotation device (plural personal flotation devices)
- A life vest or other device or article of clothing designed to be used by one person as an aid to remaining safely afloat in water, especially in an emergency situation.
- 1973 October 15, “Water Safety Drive Concluded”, in Ocala Star-Banner, retrieved 7 Jan. 2010, page 5B:
- Under the new personal flotation device regulations, boats 16 feet and longer must have one wearable type flotation device on board the boat for each person.
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- “personal flotation device”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.