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.
Biagio /bi-a-gio/ [4 sylls.] as a boys' name is of Italian and Latin origin, and the meaning of Biagio is stutterer.Related to Blaise.2000 U.S. Census). Prominent varying forms of Biagio (outside Top 1000) ranked in the Top 1000 are Blaze (#775 the previous year) and Blaise (#845) . Adoption of these boy names was at its apex in the year 2003 (usage of 0.2365%) and is somewhat lower today (usage 0.19%, down 19.7%).