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Definition of Cork jacket
1. Noun. Life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design.
Generic synonyms: Flotation Device, Life Preserver, Preserver
Specialized synonyms: Air Jacket, Mae West
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cork Jacket
Literary usage of Cork jacket
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1869)
"448), that“Several new inventions to preserve men's lives in shipwrecks near
shore were tried at London Bridge, namely, the cork jacket, the air jacket, ..."
2. Personal Narrative of a Tour Through a Part of the United States and Canada by James Dixon (1849)
"... an instrument, on the principle of the cork- jacket employed by amateurs in
swimming, is placed on each side; so that, in case the vessel reels, ..."
3. A View of Society and Manners in Italy: With Anecdotes Relating to Some by John Moore (1803)
"... than a cork jacket. ... he had had nothing to keep him up but a cork jacket.
Strangers are next led to the ..."
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