life net
US
noun
A net used to save the life of a falling person, especially a safety net held by rescuers to catch people jumping from a burning building.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The New York Times.
- reticulitis
- reticulocyte
- reticulocyte count
- reticulocyte level
- reticulocytosis
- reticuloendothelial
- reticuloendotheliosis
- reticulopodial
- reticulosarcoma
- reticulose
- reticulosis
- reticulospinal
- reticulum
- reticulum cell
- retie
- retiform
- retighten
- retile
- retill
- retimber
- retime
- retin
- Retin-A
- retina
- retinacular