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.
Norsk Brettseiler Klubb (Norway) NBK: Nihon Bureiku Kogyu (Japan Break Industries) NBK: Non-Battle Killed: NBK: Never Be Killed (gaming clan) NBK: New Book of Knowledge (encyclopedia) NBK: New Brunswick (Amtrak station code; New Brunswick, NJ)