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.
1 New Brunswick, a province of Canada. 2  North Britain, a historical term for Scotland. 3  New Baltimore (disambiguation), several towns. 4  New Britain (disambiguation), several places.  North Bengal, region in India.