Meaning of jaws of life | Babel Free

Definitions

Emergency rescue equipment used to open a severely damaged passenger vehicle with a strong mechanical jaw function that forcibly pushes or pulls metal components apart, to quickly and somewhat safely extricate the trapped occupants.

plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“2005, Mary Gordon, Pearl Isn't there some machine used in car wrecks to extricate people called the jaws of life?”

“The power of the “jaws of life” were shown first and set aside.”

“2009, Tony Evans, Tony Evan's Book of Illustrations Even when drivers have had wrecks through no one's fault but their own, rescue crews still employ the "jaws of life" to get them out of trouble.”

“For the most terrible of car accidents, jaws of life have to be used to extricate the injured.”

CEFR level