life buoy

He had caught the life-buoy, and having managed to get it under his arms had floated about for the greater part of an hour.

And it shall also be the duty of every other competitor to protest against a boat without a life-buoy.

Miss N. immediately plunged in to his rescue, and brought him in safety to a life-buoy that was thrown from the pier.

He secured another life-buoy for himself; and, as he donned the cork ring, a hail came from abeam.

He swam as he could, cumbered by the life-buoy, and with every heaving sea the boat came nearer.