Concept cluster: Recreation > Life-saving flotation devices
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afloat
adv
In a vessel at sea or on another body of water.
aquaplaning
n
(automotive, UK) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water. The act of aquaplaning.
buoy
n
(nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes
buoy tender
n
(nautical) Someone charged with looking after buoys.
buoyage
n
(nautical) Any of several codes of practice under which buoys of various shapes and colours are used for the same navigational purpose.
buoyancy aid
n
A waterproof device in the form of a jacket, which stops one from sinking in water.
can buoy
n
(nautical) a truncated conical buoy, normally painted red and white, and numbered with even numbers, used to show the port side of a channel; the starboard side is marked with a conical buoy
cast
v
To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
centre of buoyancy
n
(nautical) the point through which the resultant of all buoyant forces on an immersed hull are assumed to act; the centre of mass of the displaced water.
coast
v
(US, dialect) To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.
dan buoy
n
(nautical) A small buoy, sometimes made of cork with a small flag, used to temporarily mark a position at sea, normally to mark a fishing ground, a minesweeping area, or a man overboard.
danbuoy
n
Alternative form of dan buoy [(nautical) A small buoy, sometimes made of cork with a small flag, used to temporarily mark a position at sea, normally to mark a fishing ground, a minesweeping area, or a man overboard.]
dolphining
n
The act of pitching forward and backward like a dolphin (can be done in the air or water).
drag
n
(nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
drift sail
n
(nautical) A sail immersed in the water, used for lessening the drift of a vessel during a storm.
drop
n
(nautical) The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
FLO/FLO
n
Abbreviation of float-on float-off. [(transport, nautical) A form of marine vessel which allows large floating objects (such as other ships, or oil platforms, etc) to be floated atop and floated off the ship's transport decktop.]
float
n
(Britain) A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
gunkhole
v
(nautical) To cruise in shallow coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.
innertube
n
This rubber liner, used without the tire on water as a flotation aid.
leash
n
(surfing) A leg rope.
life belt
n
A buoyant ring carried on board ships that can be thrown to someone in the water in an emergency to keep themselves afloat.
life buoy
n
(Britain, metaphoric) Something that rescues one from difficulties.
life preserver
n
(US) A buoyant ring or vest intended to keep a person afloat.
life raft
n
A usually inflatable raft carried aboard a ship or airplane, used to save lives in case the vessel has to be abandoned in an emergency on the sea.
life ring
n
A life-buoy.
life-buoy
n
Alternative form of life buoy [(Britain) A buoyant object (most commonly torus-shaped) that is used as a life-saving device by keeping a person afloat.]
lifebelt
n
Alternative spelling of life belt [A buoyant ring carried on board ships that can be thrown to someone in the water in an emergency to keep themselves afloat.]
lifebuoy
n
Alternative spelling of life buoy [(Britain) A buoyant object (most commonly torus-shaped) that is used as a life-saving device by keeping a person afloat.]
lifeguard
n
A lifesaver.
lifeline
n
(underwater diving) A line from the diver to a tender at the surface control point.
lifepreserver
n
(nonstandard) Alternative form of life preserver (personal flotation device) [(US) A buoyant ring or vest intended to keep a person afloat.]
liferaft
n
Alternative spelling of life raft [A usually inflatable raft carried aboard a ship or airplane, used to save lives in case the vessel has to be abandoned in an emergency on the sea.]
lifesaving
n
The act of saving a life, especially from drowning.
lifevest
n
Alternative form of life vest [Synonym of life jacket.]
lull
n
(nautical) A period without waves or wind.
nautilus
n
A kind of diving bell that sinks or rises by means of compressed air.
nun buoy
n
A buoy somewhat in the form of a double cone.
personal flotation device
n
A life vest or other device or article of clothing designed to be used by one person as an aid to remaining safely afloat in water, especially in a emergency situation.
PFD
n
Personal flotation device.
pooped
adj
(nautical) Having had a wave come over the stern from abaft.
safety buoy
n
A buoy for helping a person to float in water; a life preserver.
slow steaming
n
(nautical) The practice of deliberately operating a ship at a speed slower than its design speed in order to achieve a reduction in total fuel usage.
SOFAR
n
Alternative form of sofar [A system for determining the position of vessels lost at sea by means of explosive sounds.]
spring
v
(transitive, nautical) To turn a vessel using a spring attached to its anchor cable.
spyhop
v
(intransitive, of a cetacean) To raise the front half of the body out of the sea in a controlled manner.
stream the buoy
v
(nautical) To let the anchor buoy fall by the ship's side into the water, before letting go the anchor.
swimmy
n
An inflatable armband to help children swim.
turtled
adj
(nautical) Capsized; turned upside-down in the water.
water wing
n
One of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help a wearer float in water and learn to swim.
weather roll
n
(nautical) The lurch of a vessel to windward when in the trough of the sea.
whistling buoy
n
A buoy fitted with a whistle that is blown by the action of the waves.
wild
adj
(nautical, of a vessel) Hard to steer.
wind-rode
adj
(nautical) Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide; said of a vessel lying at anchor, with wind and tide opposed to each other.
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