Lifebuoy

Victorian soap brand

A lifebuoy is a ring-shaped flotation device thrown to someone in the water to keep them afloat until rescue.

Typically made of buoyant material and painted bright orange or red for visibility, lifebuoys are standard safety equipment on boats and at swimming areas: He grabbed the lifebuoy hanging on the dock.

flotation

ring

Closed curve shape

float · rope · orange · red · safety · deck · overboard · toss · grab · cling

soap

Unilever

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant

red · bar · lather · wash · disinfectant · germ · health · bathing · India · colonial

nautical

vessel

Receptacle for contents

  • shipSeagoing transport vessel
  • deckShip's flat surface
  • sternStrict or ship's aft

railing · maritime · harbor · ferry · cruise · yacht · port · starboard · captain · crew

symbolic

salvation

Deliverance from harm

saving grace · last resort · help · support · deliverance · refuge · aid · protection · guardian · safety net

Categories
Opposites
safety vs danger

Lifebuoydrowning

Death by water inhalation

death · danger · watery grave · death trap · peril

buoyancy vs sinking

Lifebuoyanchor

Secures ships to seabed

lead weight · sinker · cement shoes · weight · millstone

rescue vs. harm

Lifebuoyabandonment

Act of leaving permanently

neglect · murder weapon · cement shoes · sabotage · trap

Family

life, buoy, lives, lived, lively, liveliness, lifelong, lifeless, lifetime

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G