a line, fired across a ship or boat, by means of which a hawser for a breeches buoy may be hauled aboard. a line or rope for saving life, as one attached to a lifeboat.
What does Brunswick mean? Brunswick [brunswick] as a boys' name is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Brunswick is Bruno's village. Comes from the German word Braunschweig. It was an independent state in pre-unification Germany.
Barron [bar-ron] as a boys' name is an Old English name, and the meaning of Barron is burned clearing; young warrior. Barron is an alternate spelling of Barnett (Old English). Barron is also a variant of Baron (Old German, Old English). ASSOCIATED WITH old english, clearing (meadow), warrior.