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lifebuoy

buoy designed to be thrown to person in water, to prevent drowning
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lifebuoy

Summary

lifebuoy has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • lifebuoy is a type of life-saving appliance[2].
  • lifebuoy is a type of buoy[3].
  • lifebuoy is used for surface water rescue[4].
  • lifebuoy's Commons category is recorded as Lifebuoys[5].
  • lifebuoy's Unicode character is recorded as 🛟[6].
  • lifebuoy's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as emergency=life_ring[7].
  • lifebuoy's different from is recorded as personal flotation device[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include life-saving appliance[2] and buoy[3].

Use and Application

lifebuoy is used for surface water rescue[4].

Influence

Things named for lifebuoy include Wreath of Christ[9], a bracelet[10], founded in 1995[11].

Why It Matters

lifebuoy has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] lifebuoy is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Entities named for lifebuoy include Wreath of Christ[9], a bracelet[10], founded in 1995[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Emojipedia. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → personal flotation device
    P14692 → Q6889
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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