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词汇 breeches-buoy
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breeches buoy

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meanings of breechesand buoy


These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings.
breeches
noun[ plural ]
uk /ˈbrɪtʃ.ɪz/ us /ˈbrɪtʃ.ɪz/
trousers that do not cover the whole of ...
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buoy
noun[ C ]
uk /bɔɪ/ us /bɔɪ/ us /ˈbuː.i/
a floating object on the top of the sea, used for directing ships and warning them of ...
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Examples of breeches buoy


breeches buoy
During the five-year period, 1983–1987 inclusive, throughout the coastguard service, rescue was effected by breechesbuoy equipment on two occasions.
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If the helicopter had been unable to lift off the three men, a breechesbuoy was the only very risky possible alternative.
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The individual cost per station per annum of retaining breechesbuoy equipment is approximately £1,400.
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There are 263 coastguard stations which hold breechesbuoy equipment.
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All line-throwing rockets and launching devices, which formed an integral part of breechesbuoy equipment, were over age or obsolete and destroyed.
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The requirement to rescue stranded mariners by breechesbuoy has been replaced by the greater availability of all-weather helicopters and fast lifeboats.
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At the time of its introduction well over a century ago, the breechesbuoy was the only practical way of taking survivors off stranded vessels.
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They were able to rescue two men by breechesbuoy.
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My constituents have clearly expressed the view that there was inadequate consultation about the withdrawal of the breechesbuoy.
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My constituents were asked to prepare a report on the breechesbuoy and spent many months preparing that report.
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I wish to refer briefly to the withdrawal of the breechesbuoy rescue equipment.
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The possibility of rescue by boat or aircraft, or even by walking ashore when weather and tide permit, have led to the end in practical terms of the breechesbuoy.
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This was an early form of the breechesbuoy.
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The ship would rendezvous with the combatant vessels and take on casualties by breechesbuoy both at night and under battle conditions.
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The lifeboatmen hauled a dozen crewmen to safety with a breechesbuoy.
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