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Meaning of "life belt" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIFE BELT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIFE BELT

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Life belt is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIFE BELT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

life belt

Lifebuoy

A lifebuoy, ring buoy, lifering, lifesaver, life donut, life preserver or lifebelt, also known as a "kisby ring" or "perry buoy", is a life saving buoy designed to be thrown to a person in the water, to provide buoyancy, to prevent drowning. Some modern lifebuoys are fitted with one or more seawater-activated lights, to aid rescue at night. The lifebuoy usually is ring- or horseshoe-shaped and has a connecting line allowing the casualty to be pulled to the rescuer. They are carried by ships and are also located beside bodies of water that have the depth or potential to drown someone. They are often subjected to vandalism which, since the unavailability of lifebuoys could lead to death, may be punished by fines or imprisonment. The "kisby ring", or sometimes "Kisbie ring", is thought to be named after Thomas Kisbee who was a British naval officer. The UK Royal Life Saving Society considers lifebuoys unsuitable for use in swimming pools because throwing one into a busy pool could injure the casualty or other pool users. In these locations, lifebuoys have been superseded by devices such as the torpedo buoy.

Definition of life belt in the English dictionary

The definition of life belt in the dictionary is a ring filled with buoyant material or air, used to keep a person afloat when in danger of drowning.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIFE BELT

life annuity
life assurance
life buoy
life class
life coach
life cycle
life drawing
life estate
life expectancy
life force
life form
Life Guards
life history
life imprisonment
life instinct
life insurance
life interest
life jacket
life lesson
life mask

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIFE BELT

asteroid belt
below the belt
belt
black belt
brown belt
cartridge belt
chastity belt
conveyor belt
endless belt
fan belt
fold-and-thrust belt
garter belt
green belt
Kuiper belt
lap and shoulder belt
safety belt
seat belt
suspender belt
sword belt
the black belt
tighten one´s belt

Synonyms and antonyms of life belt in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «life belt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIFE BELT

Find out the translation of life belt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of life belt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «life belt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

救生圈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cinturón de la vida
570 millions of speakers

English

life belt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जीवन बेल्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حزام الحياة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

срок службы ремня
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

correia de vida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জীবন বেল্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ceinture de vie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sabuk hidup
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rettungsring
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

安全ベルト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

생명 벨트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sabuk urip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phao nổi cấp cứu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாழ்க்கை பெல்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जीवन बेल्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hayat kayışı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cintura vita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Koło ratunkowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

термін служби ременя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curea de viață
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σωσίβιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lewe gordel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

liv bälte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

livet belte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of life belt

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIFE BELT»

The term «life belt» is normally little used and occupies the 113.025 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIFE BELT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «life belt» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «life belt» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about life belt

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIFE BELT»

Discover the use of life belt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to life belt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Mechanics
With This Life Belt the Arms and Legs are Left Entirely Free for Swimming. Above: The Life Belt Distended as It would Be in Actual Use. Left: The Life Belt Collapsed and Ready to be Placed in the Case READY TO OPEN NEW YORK ...
2
LIFE
The Americans devised a simple method of impressing upon everyone on board the desirability of never parting from one's life belt. Anyone seen without it by the military police and sentries on board was required immediately to surrender his ...
3
Vehicle Tribology
This life criterion has been used to predict the effects of torque, tension and layout on belt life. Belt life testing over an expanded range of operating conditions is desirable to explore more widely the relations between tooth and land loadings, ...
M. Godet, D. Dowson, C.M. Taylor, 1991
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the life-boat
But the insufficient strength of all belts of this class, and the difficulty of inflating them in cold weather, mode it evident thot on efficient life-belt wos a desideratum yet unattained. Up to that time (1854) there wos no cork belt having sufficient ...
‎1865
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LIFE
Ingeniously Ian fastened a cork life belt to his pet's back with a rubber band and now Flyaway is swimming almost as well as ever. "But he's not an acrobat any more," says Ian, not knowing whether to be pleased or relieved. GIVING FLYAWAY ...
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Popular Mechanics
Three Important Uses of the Combination Belt; Rescuing, Taking Hose up Ladder and Steadying Nozzle More effective fire fighting is made possible by a combined hose and life belt, devised by a fireman who realized the need of it through his ...
7
New Scientist
... under discussion, although in some cases the names are not quite correctly spelt. The three planets, Venus, Earth and Mars are described as being within the "life belt" of the solar system and a fair amount of text is devoted to this life belt.
8
Popular Science
To REDUCE the hazards for aviators who are forced to leap from their machines over water, a new combination parachute and life belt has been successfully tested at a lake near Berlin, Germany. The device is designed to overcome the ...
9
Truck Company Fireground Operations
If the pipe is to be controlled at the tip of the ladder, the fire fighter should be locked in to a rung (not side rails) with a life belt (Figure 1 1.6). In addition, footplates should be provided near the top of the fly section for the pipe operator. However ...
Harold Richman, 1986
10
The Expendable Man: C. A. T. (Countries Against Terrorism)
He pulled himself close to Kallim, desperately hanging on to the life-belt, legs encircling Kallim's hips, right arm braced to hold Kallim's knife arm aloft, preventing a second strike. He locked his ankles behind Kallim, squeezing him in a painful ...
Don Chivers, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIFE BELT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term life belt is used in the context of the following news items.
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Zombie apocalypse imminent as run date gets closer
Human entrants will be separated from the infected to your survivor zone and be given your survival briefing and life belt and rules briefing ... «Mackay Daily Mercury, Jun 15»
2
Why a Greek exit may not be such a tragedy
Debt repudiation and a eurozone exit must seem a much more attractive option to Greece than grasping the concrete life belt being offered by ... «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»
3
Tropical Storm Bill in Texas leaves boy, 10, fighting for his life
... terrifying random attack; first aid kit in life belt How to save your own life: Whether you're choking, bleeding to death or having a heart attack. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
4
Texas battered by tropical storm just weeks after flooding
... kit in life belt How to save your own life: Whether you're choking, bleeding to death or having a heart attack. The survival tips everyone MUST ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Watch: Homeless people in LA's Skid Row get a well-deserved night …
In the Associated Press video above, people from all walks of life belt out soulful tunes, pour their pain about their personal struggles into the ... «Vox, May 15»
6
PICTURES: Survivors of the Lusitania remember 'murder by savages'
On reaching the saloon, a steward turned me back and told me to go to my own cabin if I wanted a life belt. When I returned from the saloon my ... «thejournal.ie, May 15»
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The Forgotten Story of America's Titanic, 150 Years Ago
A soldier even attacked a woman in an attempt to rip off her life belt. “The animal nature of man came to the surface in the desperate struggle to ... «History, Apr 15»
8
200 body bags on Brighton beach highlight scale of Mediterranean …
A political banner brandishing the hashtag #DontLetThemDrown was also set out alongside the activists with a large life belt and a white ... «RT, Apr 15»
9
Anzac centenary artwork rich in detail of a world torn apart
Ship's life belt (Lusitania). 89. Australian 'Roo de Kanga' sign erected at Peronne, France. 90. Stacks of spent shell cases. 90. Stacks of spent ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
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A life belt a week is damaged by vandals in Shrewsbury, a councillor …
But vandals are putting people at risk by attacking one life belt a week, according to Team Shrewsbury – a partnership including Shropshire ... «shropshirestar.com, Jan 15»

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