lifebelt
Buoyant rescue circle
A lifebelt is a buoyant ring or belt worn around the body to keep a person afloat in water.
The term is more common in British English, where Americans typically say life preserver or life ring.
Lifebelts are standard safety equipment on ships and at pools: Grab a lifebelt from the deck station.
Death by water inhalation
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- SOSMorse distress code
- search-and-rescueLocating and retrieving imperiled persons
rescuer · victim · distress · recovery · resuscitation · CPR
Ability to stay afloat
- inflatableExpandable by air
- buoyantAble to float
- PFDWearable flotation equipment, abbreviated
- displacementRemoval from usual location
bobbing · waterline · density · upthrust · Archimedes · hydrostatics · ballast · cork
Seagoing transport vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- deckShip's flat surface
- maritimeOf the sea
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
sailor · yacht · harbor · anchor · davit · gunwale · overboard · stern
Preventive safety measure
- protectionGuarding against harm
- equipmentTools for a task
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
mandatory · poolside · beach · waterway · swimming · hazard · risk · high-visibility
drowning
Death by water inhalation
search-and-rescue · rescuer · victim · distress · recovery · resuscitation · CPR
flotation
Ability to stay afloat
- inflatableExpandable by air
- buoyantAble to float
- PFDWearable flotation equipment, abbreviated
displacement · bobbing · waterline · density · upthrust · Archimedes · hydrostatics · ballast · cork · kapok
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
seafaring · sailor · yacht · harbor · anchor · davit · gunwale · overboard · stern · bow
precaution
Preventive safety measure
- protectionGuarding against harm
- equipmentTools for a task
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
regulation · mandatory · poolside · beach · waterway · swimming · hazard · risk · high-visibility · orange
lifebeltdeath trap
Perilously unsafe place
concrete shoes · anchor · weight · millstone · ball and chain