cork-jacket

A swimmer wears a cork-jacket while learning in the pool.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A life jacket made of cork: "cork-jacket" refers to a flotation device, typically a vest or jacket, constructed from cork material, used to keep a person afloat in water, especially for safety or survival.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The sailor wore a cork-jacket during the storm to ensure he would stay afloat if he fell overboard. (A life-saving vest made of cork.)
  • Before modern inflatable life vests, many fishermen relied on a heavy cork-jacket for buoyancy. (An old-fashioned flotation device.)

Advanced Usage

• "to don a cork-jacket": to put on a cork life jacket, often in preparation for water travel or emergency.
  • The crew was required to don a cork-jacket before boarding the lifeboat. (To put on the cork flotation device.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cork (n): the lightweight, buoyant material from the bark of the cork oak tree, used in the jacket.

  • The jacket is filled with cork to provide flotation. (The material that makes the jacket buoyant.)

• Life-jacket (n): a general term for any flotation device; "cork-jacket" is a specific type.

Synonyms

• Life preserver: a device designed to keep a person afloat.
• Buoyancy aid: any equipment that helps a person float.

Related Idioms

• "To be as buoyant as a cork": to be light and able to float easily.
  • The cork-jacket made him as buoyant as a cork in the water. (Very easy to keep afloat.)