📚 noun • entry_id 46074
jaws of life
Meanings (ES + gloss)
mandíbulas de la vida • quijadas de la vida
Emergency rescue equipment used to open a severely damaged passenger vehicle with a strong mechanical jaw function that forcibly pushes or pulls metal components apart, to quickly and somewhat safely extricate the trapped occupants.
2005, Mary Gordon, Pearl Isn't there some machine used in car wrecks to extricate people called the jaws of life?
The power of the “jaws of life” were shown first and set aside.
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