flotation device
noun
: a floating device that is designed to save a person from drowning : life preserver
Examples of flotation device in a Sentence
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Paddlers must bring their own watercraft, personal flotation device (PFD), and whistle.
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
Do not enter the water yourself without a flotation device.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Nearly 80% of the victims were not wearing a personal flotation device.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024
Troopers said the boy had been playing with another boy and was about 10 feet from shore with an inner tube flotation device, while the other boy was on the shore, MSP said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2024
In other words, even when a child is wearing a flotation device, accidents can easily happen.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 18 June 2024
Most of the victims, like the three men who died in Lake Norman in 2020, were not wearing a personal flotation device, records show.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024
In the study, a 60-minute session in a flotation device induced these ASCs in participants, as measured through a questionnaire assessing their experiences after their time in the tank.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2024
Police recovered the body at Snake Creek Park at 601 NE 165th St. using a flotation device and a dive team, as first reported by WPLG Local 10 news.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 27 May 2024
Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
Do not enter the water yourself without a flotation device.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Nearly 80% of the victims were not wearing a personal flotation device.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024
Troopers said the boy had been playing with another boy and was about 10 feet from shore with an inner tube flotation device, while the other boy was on the shore, MSP said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2024
In other words, even when a child is wearing a flotation device, accidents can easily happen.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 18 June 2024
Most of the victims, like the three men who died in Lake Norman in 2020, were not wearing a personal flotation device, records show.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024
In the study, a 60-minute session in a flotation device induced these ASCs in participants, as measured through a questionnaire assessing their experiences after their time in the tank.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2024
Police recovered the body at Snake Creek Park at 601 NE 165th St. using a flotation device and a dive team, as first reported by WPLG Local 10 news.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 27 May 2024
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