Breeches Buoy : A circular lifebuoy with canvas breeches which enable a man to sit inside. It is part of the equipment of a shore life saving station, and is hauled along a rope from the ship to the shore
H. J. Porter (Chairman - Technical Committee), Dictionary of Fire Technology, The Institution of Fire Engineers, The Victory Press (Leicester) Ltd. 1979 UK. (Fr Tech - Brit) {81}