Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

personal flotation device

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: per-son-al flota-tion de-vice
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A life vest or other device or article of clothing designed to be used by one person as an aid to remaining safely afloat in water, especially in an emergency situation.

Example Sentences

"Under the new personal flotation device regulations, boats 16 feet and longer must have one wearable type flotation device on board the boat for each person."

Inflected Forms

personal flotation devices (plural) flotation device (alternative)

Synonyms

flotation suit life belt life buoy life jacket lifesaver Mae West PFD

Questions

What does personal flotation device mean?: A life vest or other device or article of clothing designed to be used by one person as an aid to remaining safely afloat in water, especially in an emergency situation.

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