lifebuoy

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A form of life buoy — A buoyant object (most commonly torus-shaped) that is used as a life-saving device by keeping a person afloat.

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Meanings

nounlifebuoy (plural lifebuoys)

plural lifebuoys

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of life buoy.

    There was a lifebuoy in the boat with a rope tied to it.

    2001, Yann Martel, Life Of Pi
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    The gray rock mocked me, bobbing on the water easy as a lifebuoy.

    1963, Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

    'News?' Andy said, reaching for the lifebuoy of the coffee pot.

    2019, Kate Atkinson, Big Sky, →ISBN, page 156
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APA

lifebuoy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifebuoy

MLA

“lifebuoy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifebuoy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lifebuoy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifebuoy.

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