Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

survival suit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: sur-vival -suit
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of immersion suit.

Example Sentences

"Throughout the voyage we wore watertight survival suits first designed for use by the U.S. Navy fighter pilots."
"The captain did a safety drill. This covered where the emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was located, how to make a mayday call, and where the fire extinguishers were. A crew member demonstrated how to put on an immersion suit. These survival suits are waterproof full-body garments with a hood and integral three-finger gloves and boots. They are bulky and hard to get on but far more likely to save your life in cold water than a lifejacket."

Inflected Forms

survival suits (plural)

Synonyms

immersion suit

Questions

What does survival suit mean?: Synonym of immersion suit.

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