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Definition of breeches buoy in English: breeches buoynoun A lifebuoy with canvas breeches attached which, when suspended from a rope, can be used to hold and transfer a passenger to safety from a ship. Example sentencesExamples - The rescuers used breeches buoys and lifeboats to bring the crew and passengers to shore.
- Lifesavers hauled the breeches buoy back and forth to the wreck until the last person, usually the captain, was safe.
- The breeches buoy would be passed hand over hand down a line, shot from a rocket on the shore to reach the ships.
- Three of the crew were taken ashore by breeches buoy but the vessel then slid off the rocks.
- A sailor from the sinking ship would climb into the breeches buoy and be pulled to shore.
Definition of breeches buoy in US English: breeches buoynoun A lifebuoy with canvas breeches attached that, when suspended from a rope, can be used to transfer a person to safety from a ship. Example sentencesExamples - Three of the crew were taken ashore by breeches buoy but the vessel then slid off the rocks.
- Lifesavers hauled the breeches buoy back and forth to the wreck until the last person, usually the captain, was safe.
- The breeches buoy would be passed hand over hand down a line, shot from a rocket on the shore to reach the ships.
- A sailor from the sinking ship would climb into the breeches buoy and be pulled to shore.
- The rescuers used breeches buoys and lifeboats to bring the crew and passengers to shore.
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