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    life-preserving

    adjective

    • 1. serving to maintain and continue life: "life-preserving medical treatment"

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  2. life preserver | American Dictionary. noun [ C ] us / ˈlɑɪf prɪˌzɜr·vər / Add to word list. a large ring or jacket without sleeves made of material that floats and that you can put around your chest to keep you from sinking in the water. (Definition of life preserver from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

    • English

      the activity of treating food and storing it in closed...

  3. Jun 17, 2024 · The meaning of LIFE PRESERVER is a device (such as a life jacket or life buoy) designed to save a person from drowning by providing buoyancy in water.

  4. a large ring or jacket without sleeves made of material that floats and that you can put around your chest to keep you from sinking in the water. (Definition of life preserver from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of life preserver. life preserver.

  5. Life preserver definition: a buoyant jacket, belt, or other like device for keeping a person afloat.. See examples of LIFE PRESERVER used in a sentence.

  6. noun. /ˈlaɪf prɪzɜːvə (r)/ /ˈlaɪf prɪzɜːrvər/ (North American English) a piece of material that floats well, often in the shape of a ring, or a jacket made of such material, used to rescue a person who has fallen into water, by keeping them above water. Take your English to the next level.

  7. the activity of treating food and storing it in closed containers that air cannot enter so that it can be kept for a long time without going bad : Before fridges, preserving was the only way to store fruit. Pickling refers to the preserving of food by steeping it in a brine of vinegar. Fewer examples.

  8. 6 days ago · a life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide buoyancy; used by children learning to swim