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.
Brunswick stew gets its name from Brunswick County, Virginia, where it was created in the early 1800s. Originally a hunters' stew containing either rabbit or squirrel, this famous Southern stew now commonly contains chicken instead.