Examples of life belt in a Sentence
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Footage of the incident shows navy officers throwing life belts to the three men from a coastguard vessel.
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Jack Guy, CNN, 3 Oct. 2019
Jack Guy, CNN, 3 Oct. 2019
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First Known Use
1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Life belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20belt. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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life belt
noun
: a life preserver worn like a belt
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