water wings
plural noun
: an air-filled device that fits around the arms of a person learning to swim so as to provide buoyancy
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Phoenix had a blue bucket hat on with water wings to match.
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Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
Remember, even the best quality flotation devices (think water wings and inflated donuts) aren't designed to prevent drowning.
—The Enquirer, 27 June 2023
The world can be scary and unnerving, but friends are our water wings, our cheer squad, our bodyguards, our packing peanuts.
—Catherine Newman, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
Pre-coffee, Devra was passed by motorboats, other kayakers, toddlers in water wings.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
The Stearns vest was modeled on inflatable water wings, with a safer construction and an extra pad around the upper chest.
—Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2022
Vinecki, gangly and full of energy, walked up to the starting line wearing water wings.
—Glamour, 4 Feb. 2022
Bring on the water balloons, pool noodles, water wings.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 10 May 2021
At least 12 different fungal species make constricting snares that inflate like lethal water wings in a tenth of a second.
—Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2021
Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
Remember, even the best quality flotation devices (think water wings and inflated donuts) aren't designed to prevent drowning.
—The Enquirer, 27 June 2023
The world can be scary and unnerving, but friends are our water wings, our cheer squad, our bodyguards, our packing peanuts.
—Catherine Newman, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
Pre-coffee, Devra was passed by motorboats, other kayakers, toddlers in water wings.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
The Stearns vest was modeled on inflatable water wings, with a safer construction and an extra pad around the upper chest.
—Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2022
Vinecki, gangly and full of energy, walked up to the starting line wearing water wings.
—Glamour, 4 Feb. 2022
Bring on the water balloons, pool noodles, water wings.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 10 May 2021
At least 12 different fungal species make constricting snares that inflate like lethal water wings in a tenth of a second.
—Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2021
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“Water wings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20wings. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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