Lifebelts

Word LIFEBELTS
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Definitions and meanings of "Lifebelts"

What do we mean by lifebelts?

A buoyant ring carried on board ships that can be thrown to someone in the water in an emergency to keep themselves afloat.

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The word "lifebelts" in example sentences

His description of her, a non-swimmer, in a small motorboat, guiding seven children, all without lifebelts, through mountainous waves in the open Norwegian seas was typical. ❋ Donald Sturrock (2010)

They were all wearing lifebelts and camouflage white, and carrying both weapons and ice tools. ❋ David Downing (2009)

He, the Alpha and the Omega, uses our trials to make us take those curiosities out of the museum of our Sunday School theologies, and forge them into the shoes and lifebelts that will carry us through all the journeys and oceans of life. ❋ Meg (2008)

Finally we got going and on deck once more we leant on the rail between the rows of orange lifebelts as the horn blew loud enough to deafen. ❋ Ewan McGregor (2007)

Fifty years ago the lifebelts wouldn't have been stolen and the Barrett family might still be alive. ❋ Laban (2005)

It was built using the Gary Chalk instructions from Wargames Illustrated above but I thought his was a bit short so I have lengthened it a little and added a few details like steps and lifebelts which I got from a model boat shop. ❋ Legatus Hedlius (2007)

In rocky times, they were saviours and lifebelts, and when I was younger they provided chapter and verse when I had to make decisions. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Dirk and Richard were walking along from the fringes of South Hackney, a mile from Dirk's office, back towards the heart of Islington, where Dirk knew the nearest lifebelts were positioned. ❋ Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001 (1987)

I can even see two lifebelts in front of the bridge. ❋ MacLean, Alistair (1986)

And any prudent owner would carry a sufficiency of lifebelts and life-jackets for the passengers and crew. ❋ MacLean, Alistair (1986)

There were two wreaths with the coffin; they were great lifebelts of fir-tree leaves with intertwined flowers and huge decorative ribbons of silk with 'Last greetings from old friends' and the date printed across them. ❋ Deighton, Len, 1929- (1964)

All the names on lifebelts, boats and other equipment were altered; and the crew were given new cap bands which bore the Admiral Scheer's name in gold letters. ❋ Pope, Dudley (1956)

All those aboard her who had put on lifebelts took them off and threw them to their comrades who were struggling in the water. ❋ Various (N/A)

They even rescued some of the men -- three, I think -- who had previously fallen from the boats and were still afloat aided by their lifebelts. ❋ Various (N/A)

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