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.
The name Lafayette is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Lafayette is: Surname. At the age of 20 the French nobleman Marquis de Lafayette went to fight for four years in the American Revolution. American Meaning: The name Lafayette is an American baby name.