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breeches buoy

/ˈbrɪtʃɪz ˈbɔɪ/

Traducción: Dispositivo de salvamento marítimo compuesto por un aro salvavidas con unos pantalones de lona sujetos, colgado de un cable tensado entre el barco y la costa u otra embarcación. Históricamente se usaba para transportar personas desde un buque naufragado hasta tierra.

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/ˈbrɪtʃɪz ˈbɔɪ/formaltechnicalobsoleto
  • esDispositivo de salvamento marítimo compuesto por un aro salvavidas con unos pantalones de lona sujetos, colgado de un cable tensado entre el barco y la costa u otra embarcación. Históricamente se usaba para transportar personas desde un buque naufragado hasta tierra.

A device used for rescue at sea, consisting of a lifebuoy with canvas breeches attached, suspended from a rope stretched between a ship and the shore or another vessel. It was historically used for transferring people from a wrecked ship to land.

  1. Life-saving deviceC2formal

    A device used for rescuing people from shipwrecks, consisting of a lifebuoy with a canvas breeches-like seat suspended from a rope.

    esboya de salvamento con arnés de lona

    • The coast guard used a breeches buoy to rescue the stranded sailors.
    • During the storm, the crew deployed the breeches buoy to evacuate the ship.
    • The breeches buoy was a standard piece of equipment on lifeboats in the 19th century.