Meanings
nounlife jacket (plural life jackets)
plural life jackets · alternative lifejacket · alternative life-jacket
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan article of protective clothing that is designed to keep the wearer's head floating above the surface of the water.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounlife preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design
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Translations
Arabic سُتْرَة نَجَاة, صِدَار نَجَاة
- سُتْرَة نَجَاة (sutrat najāh)An article of protective clothing
- صِدَار نَجَاة (ṣidār najāh)An article of protective clothing
Catalan armilla salvavides
- armilla salvavidesAn article of protective clothing
Chinese Mandarin 救生衣
- 救生衣 (jiùshēngyī)An article of protective clothing
Czech plovací vesta
- plovací vestaAn article of protective clothing
Dutch reddingsvest
- reddingsvestAn article of protective clothing
Esperanto savjako
- savjakoAn article of protective clothing
Finnish pelastusliivi
- pelastusliiviAn article of protective clothing
French gilet de sauvetage
- gilet de sauvetageAn article of protective clothing
German Rettungsweste, Schwimmweste
- RettungswesteAn article of protective clothing
- SchwimmwesteAn article of protective clothing
Hindi रक्षा जैकेट
- रक्षा जैकेट (rakṣā-jaikeṭ)An article of protective clothing
Icelandic björgunarvesti
- björgunarvestiAn article of protective clothing
Irish seaicéad tarrthála
- seaicéad tarrthálaAn article of protective clothing
Japanese 救命胴衣, ライフジャケット
- 救命胴衣 (kyūmeidōi)An article of protective clothing
- ライフジャケット (raifujaketto)An article of protective clothing
Korean 구명동의, 구명조끼
- 구명동의 (gumyeongdong'ui)An article of protective clothing
- 구명조끼 (gumyeongjokki)An article of protective clothing
Māori kahu kautere, koti whakaora
- kahu kautereAn article of protective clothing
- koti whakaoraAn article of protective clothing
- hākete whakaoraAn article of protective clothing
Norwegian Bokmål redningsvest
- redningsvestAn article of protective clothing
Persian جلیقه نجات
- جلیقه نجات (jeliqe-ye nejât)An article of protective clothing
Polish kapok
- kapokAn article of protective clothing
Portuguese colete salva-vidas
- colete salva-vidasAn article of protective clothing
Russian спаса́тельный жиле́т
- спаса́тельный жиле́т (spasátelʹnyj žilét)An article of protective clothing
Spanish chaleco salvavidas, salvavidas
- chaleco salvavidasAn article of protective clothing
- salvavidasAn article of protective clothing
Swedish flytväst, räddningsväst
- flytvästAn article of protective clothing
- räddningsvästAn article of protective clothing
Turkish can yeleği
- can yeleğiAn article of protective clothing
Ukrainian рятува́льний жиле́т
- рятува́льний жиле́т (rjatuválʹnyj žylét)An article of protective clothing
Urdu حفاظتی جیکٹ, بچاؤ کی کمری
- حفاظتی جیکٹ (hifāzatī-jaikiṭ)An article of protective clothing
- بچاؤ کی کمری (baćāo-kī-kamrī)An article of protective clothing
- صدری نجات (sadrī-ye-najāt)An article of protective clothing
Vietnamese áo phao
- áo phaoAn article of protective clothing
Welsh siaced fywyd, siacedi bywyd
- siaced fywydAn article of protective clothing
- siacedi bywydAn article of protective clothing
- siaced achubAn article of protective clothing
Cite this entry
APA
life jacket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20jacket
MLA
“life jacket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20jacket. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “life jacket,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20jacket.
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