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life buoys

life buoys is the plural of life buoy.

Meaning of life buoy

Noun

life buoy (plural life buoys)

  1. (UK) A buoyant object (most commonly torus-shaped) that is used as a life-saving device by keeping a person afloat.
    • A spherical life buoy having an air chamber formed therein, an entrance opening communicating with the interior of said life buoy, air inlet and exhaust pipes extending exteriorly therof, a perforated housing for each of said pipes, a dome secured to teh periphery of said life buoy and covering...1910, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
  2. (UK, figuratively) Something that rescues one from difficulties.
    • Fearing that he might become permanently sewn into the Air France uniform he put on every morning, Manuel regarded Mario's faith in him as a life buoy.2001, Suzanne Jill Levine, Manuel Puig and the Spider Woman: His Life and Fictions, page 166

Questions about life buoys

What is life buoys the plural of?
Life buoys is the plural of life buoy.

Words near life buoys in the dictionary

  1. life bird
  2. life birds
  3. life boat
  4. life boats
  5. life buoy
  6. life buoys
  7. life car
  8. life cars
  9. life cast
  10. life change
  11. life choice

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