Definitions for mae west
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Mae′ West′(n.)
an inflatable life jacket used esp. during World War II.
Category: Navy
Origin of Mae West:
1935–40; after MaeWest , full-bosomed U.S. comic actress
Princeton's WordNet
West, Mae West(noun)
United States film actress (1892-1980)
Mae West, air jacket(noun)
an inflatable life jacket
Wiktionary
Mae West(Noun)
Nickname for a type of life jacket used by Allied forces in World War II having an inflatable rubber bag on the chest of the wearer.
Origin: Named after the actress and sex symbol Mae West, who was well known during the war. The inflatable front was taken to be like her busty figure.
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