Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large net, attached by steel springs to a stiff ring, held by firemen at the height of their shoulders, into which persons may jump from a burning building.
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Examples
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It was dangerous even with the life-net below them, for had the men fallen together, in a heap, they would have been hurt in spite of the net.
Joe Strong, the Boy Fish or Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank Vance Barnum
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Janet and Teddy could pull it, as they had once seen the Cresco firemen stretch out a life-net in a practice drill, the banana was placed in the center.
The Curlytops and Their Pets or Uncle Toby's Strange Collection Howard Roger Garis 1917
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Every fireman nowadays must pass muster at life-saving drill, must climb to the top of any building on his scaling-ladder, slide down with a rescued comrade, or jump without hesitation from the third story into the life-net spread below.
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He measured the distance and the risk with a look, saw the crowd tugging frantically at the life-net under the window, and bade them jump, one by one.
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