Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, the ring to which the under part of a breeches-buoy is attached.
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Examples
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Eventually one of the crew threw them a life-ring, and they were hauled back onto the boat.
Carry-Over Thread 2007
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The rescuer calming the victim and then merely treading water to await further rescue actions (the life-ring) necessitated by the dangerous waters.
Carry-Over Thread 2007
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The three of us focused our glasses on her poop, saw standing out sharply, black letters on the white background of a life-ring, the stenciled name:
The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told Underwood, Lamar 2001
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A sailor had tossed overboard a life-ring, and then came to help Lacomb lower the boat, for Alice found it beyond her strength, eager as she was.
The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real Laura Lee Hope
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Among tips presented in the packet are constant adult supervision of any child swimming, keeping rescue devices, such as a life-ring buoy and hooked rescue pole, nearby and enrolling children in swimming classes.
marconews.com Stories STEVEN BEARDSLEY 2010
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Among tips presented in the packet are constant adult supervision of any child swimming, keeping rescue devices, such as a life-ring buoy and hooked rescue pole, nearby and enrolling children in swimming classes.
marconews.com Stories STEVEN BEARDSLEY 2010
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At Van Buren State Park there are no lifeguards on duty, and the only safety device is a life-ring.
WWMT.com : News 2010
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Adrian got hold of a life-ring from beside the lake and put it around Daniel's waist, before the Glanhowy Junior School pupil precariously edged towards the struggling dog.
WalesOnline - Home 2009
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Thankfully the schoolboy was wearing a life-ring, and both Daniel and the dog were swiftly pulled out by his father Adrian, 42, who had hold of the attached rope.
WalesOnline - Home 2009
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Mine find it impossible to recall that jumping on sofas is banned or that Coco Rocks are a weekend-only treat, yet you mention, once, very quietly, in passing, that you might, just might make a crawl tunnel in the garden and they hold onto it like the last life-ring on the Titanic.
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