Breeches Buoy (Noun)
Meaning
A life buoy in the form of a ring with short breeches for support; used to transfer people from a ship.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The breeches buoy was quickly readied by the crew to rescue those stranded on the sinking vessel.
- Rescue teams used the breeches buoy to save passengers from the cruise ship that had caught fire.
- Sailors on the nearby ship threw a rope with a breeches buoy attached to the sailors clinging to the debris of their destroyed boat.
- Lifeboat crew deployed the breeches buoy to pull survivors from the rough waters back to safety.
- During the rescue exercise, coast guards used a breeches buoy to transfer volunteer victims from a simulated stricken yacht to the rescue boat.