lifejackets
Emergency flotation wear
Lifejackets is the plural of lifejacket, a buoyant vest designed to keep a person afloat in water.
Required safety equipment on boats and aircraft, lifejackets inflate automatically or manually when needed: The flight attendant demonstrated how to put on the lifejackets.
Also called life vests or personal flotation devices.
Wearable flotation equipment, abbreviated
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- motorboatEngine-propelled watercraft
sailboat · kayak · canoe · marina · dock · overboard · capsizing · watercraft
Save from harm
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
reflective · visibility · straps · buckles · certification · inspection · regulations · compliance
Locomotion through water
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- jet skiMotorized recreational water vehicle
- wakeboardingTowed board sport on water
- waterskiingPlaning across water, towed
tubing · surfing · paddleboarding · rafting · whitewater · river · lake · ocean
Airborne transportation vehicle
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- flight attendantAirplane cabin staff member
- overheadLocated directly above
inflate · demonstration · oxygen · crash landing · water landing · airline · passenger · seat
Very young child
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- youthState of being immature
- sizingDetermining or adjusting dimensions
- fittedShaped to conform
head support · snug · supervision · swim lessons · family · pool safety · water park · beach day
PFD
Wearable flotation equipment, abbreviated
motorboat · sailboat · kayak · canoe · marina · dock · overboard · capsizing · watercraft · pontoon
rescue
Save from harm
whistle · reflective · visibility · straps · buckles · certification · inspection · regulations · compliance · approved
swimming
Locomotion through water
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- jet skiMotorized recreational water vehicle
- wakeboardingTowed board sport on water
waterskiing · tubing · surfing · paddleboarding · rafting · whitewater · river · lake · ocean · beach
aircraft
Airborne transportation vehicle
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- flight attendantAirplane cabin staff member
overhead · inflate · demonstration · oxygen · crash landing · water landing · airline · passenger · seat · emergency exit
infant
Very young child
head support · fitted · snug · supervision · swim lessons · family · pool safety · water park · beach day · colorful
- boathouse itemsboat, canoe, kayak, oar, paddle
- rescuerescue, rescue team, search and rescue, rescue dog, save
lifejacketsweights
Heavy objects for lifting
lead weights · concrete shoes · cement shoes · anchors · ballast