A type of swim ring designed to be thrown to a person in the water to prevent drowning.
It differs from an innertube because it is often made of solid buoyant material (rather than being air-filled), and is usually orange or red-and-white in color to maximize visibility in the water. It also may have a line to pull the person holding onto it.
The term "life buoy" is most common in British English. In American English these are better known as "life preservers".
The following tags are aliased to this tag: life_preserver_(ring) and lifesaver (learn more).
This tag implicates swim_ring (learn more).
