life-preservers

What happened in the next few minutes I do not recollect, though I have a clear remembrance of pulling down life-preservers from the overhead racks, while the red-faced man fastened them about the bodies of an hysterical group of women.

Chapter 1 2010

I remembered the life-preservers stored in the cabin, but was met at the door and swept backward by a wild rush of men and women.

Chapter 1 2010

As the commenter who used the analogy to lifeboats and life-preservers, thank you.

The Volokh Conspiracy » IJ’s Bone Marrow Case: Wrapping Up 2009

Always a Bad Idea to use those life-preservers with thermite or fulminant in them.

"The Terrible Treasure" (cont.) Chuck Wells 2009

Likewise, several fighting men, and a patriotic group of burglars sportively armed with life-preservers, proceeded (in barouches and very drunk) to the scene of action at their own expense; these children of nature having conceived a warm attachment to our honourable friend, and intending, in their artless manner, to testify it by knocking the voters in the opposite interest on the head.

Reprinted Pieces 2007

At least there were undoubted life-preservers in the white racks overhead; and everywhere the world, to his certain witnessing, was turned to crusading, to setting forth in great ships as if it were again in the brisk morning of history when the joy of adventure possessed the Argonauts.

Our Mr. Wrenn 2004

But the number of life-preservers which had been sold altogether baffled them.

Phineas Redux 2004

Inquiry was made as to the purchase of life-preservers, and the reverend gentleman was taken to half a dozen shops at which such instruments had lately been sold.

Phineas Redux 2004

The oars were useless as propellers, performing now the office of life-preservers.

Moby Dick; or the Whale 2002

Tom Pigeon, who knew a thing or two about the rocky sides of life, gave me a half-smile, half-disillusioned look, and shortened the leashes of his hungry life-preservers.

Shattered Francis, Dick 2000