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lifebuoy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of life buoy.
   alt of life buoy
   • There was a lifebuoy in the boat with a rope tied to it. 2001, Yann Martel, Life Of Pi:
   • The gray rock mocked me, bobbing on the water easy as a lifebuoy. 1963, Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar:
   • 'News?' Andy said, reaching for the lifebuoy of the coffee pot. 2019, Kate Atkinson, Big Sky, →ISBN, page 156:

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