Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An expert swimmer trained and employed to watch over other swimmers, as at a beach or swimming pool.
- intransitive verb To work or serve as a lifeguard.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
guard of the life or person; a guard that attends a prince or other person; abodyguard . - noun An
attendant , usually anexpert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or neardrowning at a body of water. - noun A
lifesaver . - noun rail transport A sturdy metal
bracket affixed in front of each of the leading wheels of a train to deflect small objects away from the wheels to preventderailment .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents
Etymologies
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You know the city is not worried about its image when uses a downtown lot for long-term lifeguard tower storage and weed cultivation ...
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You know the city is not worried about its image when uses a downtown lot for long-term lifeguard tower storage and weed cultivation ...
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You know the city is not worried about its image when uses a downtown lot for long-term lifeguard tower storage and weed cultivation ...
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You know the city is not worried about its image when uses a downtown lot for long-term lifeguard tower storage and weed cultivation ...
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You know the city is not worried about its image when uses a downtown lot for long-term lifeguard tower storage and weed cultivation ...
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You know the city is not worried about its image when uses a downtown lot for long-term lifeguard tower storage and weed cultivation ...
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You know the city is not worried about its image when uses a downtown lot for long-term lifeguard tower storage and weed cultivation ...
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You know the city is not worried about its image when uses a downtown lot for long-term lifeguard tower storage and weed cultivation ...
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You know the city is not worried about its image when uses a downtown lot for long-term lifeguard tower storage and weed cultivation ...
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You know the city is not worried about its image when uses a downtown lot for long-term lifeguard tower storage and weed cultivation ...
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