A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.

Alternative spelling of life jacket

(idiomatic) An occupation, role, social class, or lifestyle.

That is the way things happen / Certain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.

(only attributive) Alternative form of larger than life.

inanimate; having no life / dead; having lost life / uninhabited, or incapable of supporting life / dull or lacking vitality

Alternative spelling of lifespan.

(nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).

To rescue; to carry to safety

(of a person) The amount of time one is expected to live. / (figuratively, by extension, of an idea or an object) The amount of time something is expected to last.