breeches buoy
noun
breech·es buoy ˈbrē-chəz- 
also ˈbri-
: a canvas seat in the form of breeches hung from a life buoy running on a hawser and used to haul persons from one ship to another or from ship to shore especially in rescue operations
Word History
First Known Use
1878, in the meaning defined above
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- back up
- back up or away
- back vent
- back venting
- back-alley
- back-and-forth
- back-and-forthing
- back-and-forths
- back-arc
- back-arcs
- back-burn
- back-burned
- back-burner
- back-burning
- back-burns
- back-calving
- back-channel
- distributorships
- district
- district attorney
- district attorneys
- district check
- district council
- district court