WATER WINGS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does water wings mean? 

• WATER WINGS (noun)
  The noun WATER WINGS has 1 sense:

1. a life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide buoyancy; used by children learning to swim

  Familiarity information: WATER WINGS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WATER WINGS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide buoyancy; used by children learning to swim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("water wings" is a kind of...):

flotation device; life preserver; preserver (rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)