breeches buoy

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English[edit]

A man in a breeches buoy

Noun[edit]

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.

Usage notes[edit]

Also colloquially called britches buoy or britches boy.

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