rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning
lobster pot
Noun
trap for catching lobsters
local anesthetic
Noun
anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
linkup
Noun
a fastener that serves to join or connect
local anaesthetic
Noun
anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
life raft
Noun
a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency
life-support system
Noun
medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive
life-support system
Noun
equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions
local area network
Noun
a local computer network for communication between computers
LAN
Noun
a local computer network for communication between computers
life support
Noun
medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive
life support
Noun
equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions
local oscillator
Noun
an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones
lifting device
Noun
a device for lifting heavy loads
local road
Noun
a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it
lift pump
Noun
pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up
local street
Noun
a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it
ligament
Noun
any connection or unifying bond
ligament
Noun
a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
light source
Noun
any device serving as a source of illumination
light arm
Noun
a rifle or pistol
lock chamber
Noun
enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level
lemon grove
Noun
a grove of lemon trees
light bulb
Noun
electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
locker room
Noun
a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions
lending library
Noun
library that provides books for use outside the building
lightbulb
Noun
electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
links
Noun
a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
locket
Noun
a small ornamental case
lock-gate
Noun
a gate that can be locked
length
Noun
a section of something that is long and narrow
length
Noun
continuance in time
length
Noun
the linear extent in space from one end to the other
length
Noun
size of the gap between two places
length
Noun
the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
locking pliers
Noun
pliers that can be locked in place
linocut
Noun
a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum
linocut
Noun
a print that is made from a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum
locknut
Noun
supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening
light circuit
Noun
wiring that provides power to electric lights
lens
Noun
a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
lens
Noun
electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
lens
Noun
biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye
lens
Noun
(metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood
linoleum knife
Noun
a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum
lighting circuit
Noun
wiring that provides power to electric lights
lockring
Noun
washer that prevents a nut from loosening
linoleum cutter
Noun
a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum
light-emitting diode
Noun
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current