Englishbreeches buoynounMeaningA ring lifebuoy, fitted with canvas breeches, rigged between ship and shore, for rescuing seamen when a ship is in danger of breaking up; also used for transferring people from ship to ship at seaRelated wordslife belt(English)breeching(English)lifebelt(English)life buoy(English)lifebuoy(English)buoy(English)buoy rope(English)breeches(English)SourcesDictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
