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Flotation Device

Definition: Flotation Device

Flotation Device

Noun

1. Rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

 

Synonyms: Flotation Device

Synonyms: life preserver (n), preserver (n). (additional references)

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Frequency of Internet Expressions: Flotation Device

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

personal flotation device

54

flotation device

37

child flotation device

26

flotation device for baby

6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: Flotation Device

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-f-i-i-l-n-o-o-t-t-v"

-4 letters: defoliation, delectation, felicitated, valediction.

-5 letters: actinolite, defecation, deflection, denotative, detonative, devotional, etiolation, evidential, felicitate, indelicate, inflective, levitation, licentiate, ventilated.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Flotation Device


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 6C 6F 74 61 74 69 6F 6E      44 65 76 69 63 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01101100 01101111 01110100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 00100000 01000100 01100101 01110110 01101001 01100011 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

F l o t a t i o n   D e v i c e

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 006C 006F 0074 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E      0044 0065 0076 0069 0063 0065

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4078818667867581802387188756971

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