life belt
- noun
- /laɪf bɛlt/
- Specialized
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arnés de seguridad
- And Ann Annis, standing on the lowest deck of the Sultana, and fixing her life belt, witnessed the death of her husband and four-year-old child.
Examples
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- Get your life belt!
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Will you get your life belt and get dressed!
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I said, you get dressed, get life belt, quick.
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Her life belt was knocked askew, so she took some time to straighten it out.
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Before starting the climb, he checked his life belt to ensure it was secure and ready for use.
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During the safety drill, the instructor demonstrated how to properly adjust a life belt for maximum protection.
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To prevent any accidents while working at height, each worker was required to wear a life belt attached to a safety line.
Synonyms
7
1.0
A strap that keeps a person fastened to a seat to protect them in a crash or fall
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3.4
A strong belt or straps that fasten around a person and attach to a safe point to stop falling
A strong belt worn around the waist to hold you safely when going up trees or cliffs
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound signals purpose fairly transparently: 'life' as a modifier marks something intended to preserve life and 'belt' denotes a wearable strap, so a B1 learner would likely infer a safety-worn device. However, the precise form (a buoyant circular ring) and specialized nautical sense are not fully predictable from the everyday sense of 'belt', so the expression is only partially compositional.
Etymology
Life belt The noun life belt names a strong belt that workers or climbers attach to a fixed point so they won't fall. That picture of a belt holding your body is why it means 'a belt that keeps you safe in dangerous situations'.