water wing

English

Alternative forms

• waterwing

Etymology

From water +‎ wing. Compare German Schwimmflügel (“water wing”, literally “swim-wing”).

Noun

water wing (plural water wings)

1. One of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help a wearer float in water and learn to swim.
2. (archaic, architecture) One of two walls built on either side of the junction of a bridge with the bank of a river, to protect the abutment of the bridge and the bank from the action of the current.

Synonyms

• armband
• armfloat

Translations

inflatable plastic band worn on the upper arms

• Faroese: svimjivongur m
• German: Schwimmflügel (de) m
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• Japanese: 浮き輪 (ukiwa)
• Polish: rękawek (pl) m