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.
Some of America's earliest settlers (1600s) had the surname Swan. The word 'swan' derives from a P-I-E base meaning to sing, make sound and is related to a couple of Olde Englishe words that mean melody, song and to make melody. A black swan is a proverbial allusion to something extremely rare or non-existent.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'.