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.
Just copied this from a website: This interesting surname is of Old French origin, and has two possible sources; firstly, it may be an occupational name for the gatekeeper of â¦ a town, or a doorkeeper of a large house, deriving from the Middle English porter, a development of the Old French portier.he surname Berry can be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic 'O Beara'. Or the Old English 'Byrig' meaning fortified manor house or stronghold. Swiss German suggest 'berro' or be â¦ ar. It has some connections in France and possibly from a Latin word 'Boriacum'. It has travelled to America as 'Berrien'.