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.
Robin [robin] as a girls' name (also used more generally as boys' name Robin) is pronounced RAH-bin. It is of Old English and Old German origin, and the meaning of Robin is bright fame. Nickname for boys named Robert. Now commonly used for girls, probably because of the red-breasted songbird. See also Roberta.