Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

life belt

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: life -belt
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A buoyant ring carried on board ships that can be thrown to someone in the water in an emergency to keep themselves afloat.

Inflected Forms

life belts (plural) lifebelt (alternative)

Synonyms

life buoy lifesaver life ring safety belt safety harness

Questions

What does life belt mean?: A buoyant ring carried on board ships that can be thrown to someone in the water in an emergency to keep themselves afloat.

How to pronounce life belt

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