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BREECHES BUOY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does breeches buoy mean?
• BREECHES BUOY (noun)
The noun BREECHES BUOY has 1 sense:
1. a life buoy in the form of a ring with short breeches for support; used to transfer people from a ship
Familiarity information: BREECHES BUOY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A life buoy in the form of a ring with short breeches for support; used to transfer people from a ship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("breeches buoy" is a kind of...):
life belt; life buoy; life ring; lifesaver (a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material)
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