air jacket

Buoyant safety garment

An air jacket is a life jacket that uses air-filled compartments for buoyancy, either inflated beforehand or activated when needed.

The term also refers to an air-filled casing around machinery or pipes, providing insulation or temperature control: The tank's air jacket keeps the contents from freezing.

flotation

lifejacket

Buoyant vest for water

PFD · rescue · survival · sailor · boating · kayaking · sailing · yachting · canoeing · watersports

equestrian

vest

Sleeveless upper-body garment

showjumping · impact · horseback · competition · dressage · jockey · polo · mounted · torso · padding

industrial

pneumatic

Using pressurized gas

steam · ductwork · HVAC · lagging · cylinder · tank · cladding · machinery · engineering · wrapped

safety

PPE

Hazard-shielding work attire

occupational · hazard · compliance · regulation · OSHA · workplace · construction · reflective · gear · equipment

motorcycling

leather

Tanned animal skin

  • textileMaterial from woven fibers
  • riderOne who mounts transport
  • bikerOne who rides cycles

crash · collision · inflation · tether · electronic · racing · touring · track · MotoGP · torso

Opposites
function in water

air jacketweight belt

Worn counterbuoyancy device

dive weights · ballast · ankle weights · sinker · weighted vest

Family

air, jacket, airs, airy, airily, airiness, airing, aired, airier

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G