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2. Personal flotation device - Wikipedia

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   Personal flotation devices being worn on a navy transport . A personal flotation device (PFD; also referred to as a life jacket, life preserver, life belt, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid or flotation suit) is a flotation device in the form of a vest or suit that is worn by a user to prevent the wearer from drowning in a body of water.

3. Buoyancy aid - Wikipedia

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   Over the head vest, where the one-piece vest is pulled on over the head. Front zip jacket , where the buoyancy aid is worn like a regular jacket , zipped up at the front. This design limits the front-buoyancy as it requires two separate blocks of foam and a gap for the zip .

4. Mae West - Wikipedia

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   During World War II, Allied aircrews called their yellow inflatable, vest-like life preserver jackets "Mae Wests" partly from rhyming slang for "breasts" [141] and "life vests" and partly because of the resemblance to her torso.

5. List of United States Marine Corps individual equipment

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   They can have varying degrees of fire protection, and come in green and coyote brown to match the seasonal change of utilities from woodland to desert camouflage. Pilots and aircrew typically wear flight suits and flight jackets, as well as g-suit, pressure suits, and life vests as needed. Various gloves are offered by the Corps.

6. These Puffer Vests for Women Are the Perfect Transition Piece

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   Here are the best puffer vests for women if you want to bundle up for winter 2023. Find quilted vests, down vests, lightweight vests, and more for layering.

7. Buoyancy compensator (diving) - Wikipedia

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   A buoyancy compensator (BC), also called a buoyancy control device (BCD), stabilizer, stabilisor, stab jacket, wing or adjustable buoyancy life jacket (ABLJ), depending on design, is a type of diving equipment which is worn by divers to establish neutral buoyancy underwater and positive buoyancy at the surface, when needed.