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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A buoyant device, such as a cork or polystyrene ring, for keeping a person afloat in water.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material
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