life ring

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Noun1.life ring - a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant materiallife ring - a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material
breeches buoy - a life buoy in the form of a ring with short breeches for support; used to transfer people from a ship
flotation device, life preserver, preserver - rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning
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One day, these vandals will return to the river and may fall in, and their pals will run to get a life ring. Guess the outcome!
Had members of the public spotted the man in the water they would have been unable to throw in a nearby life ring as it had been set on fire just hours before.
The crewmen immediately threw a life ring near the mother and her child.
Individuals who donate $1,000 or more become Life Ring members.
The Rescu Swim'r is a collapsible rudder that attached to a life ring and, when thrown overboard, is much easier to get to the person in the water.
According to Enerzone Senior Vice Presi-dent and Chief Operating Officer Dante Pollescas, the company has donated a res-cue boat with engine, ten flashlights, 14mm Polypropylene rope, 16mm Polypropylene rope, two heavy-duty first aid kits, ten life vests with collars, ten life ring buoy, and ten rubber boots with steel toe.
Another displays the ship's bell and a life ring from the S.S.
He checked all the equipment including water boats along with OBM Engine, life jackets, life ring and life boys especially scuba equipment which is used to rescue drowned persons by going underwater.
Mr Clarke was speaking after he confirmed that gardai had used a life ring to help rescue a young man in the Boyne in the early hours of yesterday.
The crew on the car deck threw a life ring towards the man - who struggled to reach it - prompting deck officer Steve Chamberlain to jump in.
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