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breeches buoys

breeches buoys is the plural of breeches buoy.

Meaning of breeches buoy

Noun

breeches buoy (plural breeches buoys)

  1. 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.

Questions about breeches buoys

What is breeches buoys the plural of?
Breeches buoys is the plural of breeches buoy.

Words near breeches buoys in the dictionary

  1. breechens
  2. breeches
  3. Breeches Bible
  4. Breeches Bibles
  5. breeches buoy
  6. breeches buoys
  7. breeches part
  8. breeches parts
  9. breeches role
  10. breeches roles
  11. breeches-flower

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