Meaning of life buoy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A buoyant object (most commonly torus-shaped) that is used as a life-saving device by keeping a person afloat.
   British
2. Something that rescues one from difficulties.
   British, figuratively

Examples

“A spherical life buoy having an air chamber formed therein, an entrance opening communicating with the interior of said life buoy, air inlet and exhaust pipes extending exteriorly therof, a perforated housing for each of said pipes, a dome secured to teh periphery of said life buoy and covering said housings, said dome being perforated, and means for supporting said life buoy upon the deck of a vessel.”

“At least four approved ring life buoys shall be placed on each manned platform.”

“Also, a life buoy was attached to the fuselage.”

“He had on a life buoy and a life preserver. He clung there a moment and then he slid off again.”

“Fearing that he might become permanently sewn into the Air France uniform he put on every morning, Manuel regarded Mario's faith in him as a life buoy.”

“Above all, the Marshall Plan was a life buoy for the then sinking French economy.”

“I but pity him, who, losing me, found the bright stars dimmed, And frantically seized you as a life buoy.”

“I was so exhausted and weak that several times, I nearly collapsed in the store. My shopping cart became my life buoy as I hung on to it and stubbornly kept going.”

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