"life belt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: life belts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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: lifebelt Translations (buoyant ring): спасителен пояс (spasitelen pojas) [masculine] (Bulgarian), salvavides [masculine] (Catalan), 救生帶 (Chinese Mandarin), 救生带 (jiùshēngdài) (Chinese Mandarin), 救生圈 (jiùshēngjuān) (Chinese Mandarin), záchranný kruh [masculine] (Czech), pelastusrengas (Finnish), bouée de sauvetage [feminine] (French), Rettungsring [masculine] (German), mentőöv (Hungarian), salvagente (Italian), ciambella di salvataggio [feminine] (Italian), 浮き輪 (ukiwa) (alt: うきわ) (Japanese), 구명부환 (gumyeongbuhwan) (alt: 救命浮環) (Korean), boule d'sauvetage [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), спаса́тельный круг (spasátelʹnyj krug) [masculine] (Russian), crios-sàbhalaidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), záchranný kruh [masculine] (Slovak), salvavidas [masculine] (Spanish), พวงชูชีพ (Thai), can simidi (Turkish), phao cứu sinh (Vietnamese), gwregys nofio [masculine] (Welsh)

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