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.
Learn About New Brunswick. New Brunswick is the largest of Canadaâs three Maritime provinces. It is located under Quebec's GaspÃ© Peninsula and beside the State of Maine. New Brunswick was one of the first provinces, along with Ontario, QuÃ©bec and Nova Scotia, to join together to form the Dominion of Canada in 1867.