small, hard US sweets/candies which are round and have a hole in the middle. They are available in 25 different flavours and sold in tubes. They were invented in 1912 by Clarence Crane and the name refers to the fact that the white rings look like lifebelts/life preservers.
LIFE SAVERS
Meaning of LIFE SAVERS in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005