life buoy
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "A spherical life buoy having an air chamber formed therein, an entrance opening communicating with the interior of said life buoy, air inlet and exhaust pipes extending exteriorly therof, a perforated housing for each of said pipes, a dome secured to teh periphery of said life buoy and covering said housings, said dome being perforated, and means for supporting said life buoy upon the deck of a vessel."
- "At least four approved ring life buoys shall be placed on each manned platform."
- "Also, a life buoy was attached to the fuselage."
- "He had on a life buoy and a life preserver. He clung there a moment and then he slid off again."
- "Fearing that he might become permanently sewn into the Air France uniform he put on every morning, Manuel regarded Mario's faith in him as a life buoy."
- "Above all, the Marshall Plan was a life buoy for the then sinking French economy."
Etymology
Usage
- British usage