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.
Braden [braden] as a boys' name is pronounced BRAY-den. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Braden is descendant of Bradn. Transferred use of the Irish surname. Bradn is a personal name meaning salmon. Associated with: irish, surname.