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(firefighting) Emergency rescueequipment 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?
