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life belt

life belt noun: 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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Noun

life belt (plural life belts)

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

life belt meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Thai and Vietnamese

life belt in Tamil

உயிர்காப்பு மிதவை, உயிர்க்காவல்வார், காப்புக்கச்சை, மிதவைக்கச்சை

life belt in Kannada

ಜೀವ ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಪಟ್ಟಿ, ರಕ್ಷಣೆ ನೀಡುವ ಸೊಂಟಪಟ್ಟಿ, ತೇಲುಪಟ್ಟಿ

life belt in Thai

buoyant ring
พวงชูชีพ

life belt in Vietnamese

buoyant ring
phao cứu sinh

Synonyms of life belt

Forms of life belt

plurallife belts
alternative formlifebelt

Questions about life belt

What does life belt mean?
Life belt means a buoyant ring carried on board ships that can be thrown to someone in the water in an emergency to keep themselves afloat.
What is life belt in Tamil?
Life belt in Tamil is உயிர்காப்பு மிதவை, உயிர்க்காவல்வார், காப்புக்கச்சை. See Life belt meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is life belt?
Life belt is a noun.
What is the plural of life belt?
The plural of life belt is life belts.

Words near life belt in the dictionary

  1. life and limb
  2. life and soul of the party
  3. life annuity
  4. life assurance
  5. life assured
  6. life belt
  7. life belts
  8. life bird
  9. life birds
  10. life boat
  11. life boats

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