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life cot

noun

Etymology

From life + cot; compare lifejacket, life raft etc.

  1. derived from cote
  2. inherited from cot
  3. inherited from *kuttô✻ — “woolen fabric, wool covering”
  4. inherited from *cot✻
  5. inherited from cot — “matted wool”
  6. compounded as life cot — “life + cot”

Definitions

  1. An inflatable cot for babies for use in an emergency such as evacuation from an aeroplane…

    An inflatable cot for babies for use in an emergency such as evacuation from an aeroplane onto water.

    • Life cots for very small babies are also available.
    • […] life rafts, life cots, standby (spare) instruments, fire blankets, an axe, smoke hoods, fire detectors, smoke detectors, de-icing devices, aircraft avoidance equipment […]

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for life cot. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA