"breeches buoy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: breeches buoys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} breeches buoy (plural breeches buoys)
  1. (nautical) A 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 sea. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-breeches_buoy-en-noun-7j0-b2nt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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          "danger"
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          "transferring",
          "transferring"
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          "sea",
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