personal flotation device
Translation- personal flotation device
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A life vest or other device or article of clothing designed to be used by one person as an aid to remaining safely afloat in water, especially in a emergency situation.
Under the new personal flotation device regulations, boats 16 feet and longer must have one wearable type flotation device on board the boat for each person.
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personal flotation device — 1> ам. канад. индивидуальное спасательное средство на воде … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Personal flotation device — A man wearing a life vest, with another life vest hanging at the lower left. A personal flotation device (abbreviated as PFD; also referred to as, lifejacket, life preserver, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid, flotation… … Wikipedia
personal flotation device — a life preserver, life jacket, or other device for keeping a person afloat in the water: esp. in Coast Guard use. Abbr.: PFD [1970 75] * * * … Universalium
personal flotation device — (американизм) (канадское) индивидуальное спасательное средство на воде … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
personal flotation device — a life jacket or life vest used to support a person in the water and prevent drowning. Abbreviated as PFD … Dictionary of ichthyology
Personal Flotation Device — Яхтенный спорт: индивидуальное спасательное средство … Универсальный англо-русский словарь
personal flotation device — Яхтенный спорт: индивидуальное спасательное средство … Универсальный англо-русский словарь
personal flotation device — [ˌpɜːs(ə)nelfləʊ teɪʃ(ə)ndɪˌvaɪs] Military: PFD … Универсальный русско-английский словарь
PFD — personal flotation device … Dictionary of ichthyology
PFD — abbreviation personal flotation device … New Collegiate Dictionary
