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JAWS OF LIFE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Jaws of Life mean? 

JAWS OF LIFE (noun)
  The noun JAWS OF LIFE has 1 sense:

1. hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped insideplay

  Familiarity information: JAWS OF LIFE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JAWS OF LIFE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Jaws of Life" is a kind of...):

tool (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)


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