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单词 breeches buoy
例句 breeches buoy
Then they attached a breeches buoy, or a canvas sling, to the pulley, which they hoped could carry the men ashore. Boat Stuck at Niagara Falls Moves for First Time Since 1918 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z
The ship’s crew would tie off the rope and attach a breeches buoy that worked like a zip line to bring survivors to shore. 1 of greatest Coast Guard rescues to be celebrated 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z
No one but Billie and Mr. Bangs recognized Belle Rogers in the miserable object which now crawled out of the breeches buoy. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z
“They’ll try to save them with the breeches buoy,” he said. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway
The word is also found in “breeches buoy,” a sling life-saving apparatus, consisting of a support of canvas breeches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis"
“Use the breeches buoy,” answered the grizzled old salt. The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea
As a titbit to our other 'snippings,' medicine, the Prayer Book, the law, ship's business, the breeches buoy, ship-cookery! Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war
"Aren't you ever going to let us try your breeches buoy?" The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue
Their calmness and skillful handling of the breeches buoy gear inspired the onlookers with renewed hope. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway
"Held my head above water, breeches buoy and all that sort of thing," said Stover, remembering something in Dickens. The Varmint
Of course the breeches buoy is safer, but look how they have to wait. The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea
I want all the men I can get to help us with the breeches buoy. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast
Have to use the breeches buoy, I reckon. Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire
They’ll shoot the line and get a man ashore in the breeches buoy in less than two minutes. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway
They had accompanied and in a slight way assisted the life-savers on their patrols, at the launching of the life boat, and in the final use of the breeches buoy. The Boy Scouts on Picket Duty
The guards were burying in the sand a heavy anchor to which the main rope of the breeches buoy would be fastened. The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea
“Right about here,” directed the captain of the life saving crew, when the cart containing the gun, “shears” and other parts of the breeches buoy had been dragged farther along. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast
He wanted to see the operation of setting up the breeches buoy in order to make a good story, with plenty of details. Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire
If they could not get the breeches buoy to her the sea would be the grave of the castaways. 71For already the waves, smashing down upon the grounded wreck, were tearing it apart. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway
Obeying the captain's directions and grasping his waterproof bundle of clothes, Mark thrust his legs into the breeches buoy, the signal was given, and the trip through the waves began. The Boy Scouts on Picket Duty
Then the breeches buoy was rigged, and in a little while a woman was hauled in from the wreck. The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea
In brief, the breeches buoy is operated as follows: A small mortar, or cannon, is used, and an elongated projectile is placed in it. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast
Larry had his first sight of a rescue by means of the breeches buoy. Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire
But this schooner was probably from up Maine way, or the “blue-nose country” of Nova Scotia, and her crew would be familiar with the rigging of the breeches buoy. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway
Then, sending Dave shoreward in the breeches buoy, the captain himself, true to tradition, waited to be the last to leave his ship. The Boy Scouts on Picket Duty
There was a shipwreck in it, and passengers were brought ashore in the breeches buoy, just as she had seen sailors brought in on practice days over at the Race Point Lifesaving station. Georgina of the Rainbows
Running on pulley wheels, on this stout, tight rope, is the “breeches buoy.” The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast
But the breeches buoy could be depended on. Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire
They had erected 76 a stout pair of wooden “shears” in the sand and over this the breeches buoy gear ran. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway
The sea was so wild it was impossible to send out the life-savers' boats, so the guards were making ready the breeches buoy. The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore
The Captain pointed out one thing after another, the cork jackets and life-preservers, the gun for shooting the life line across a stranded vessel, the life car hanging from the roof, and the "breeches buoy." Cap'n Eri
Soon the breeches buoy was hauled out to the ship for its first passenger, and presently the sagging of the cable told that some one was in it. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast
The life savers had labored to good advantage and had brought nearly all the passengers ashore in the breeches buoy. Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire
The breeches buoy was at the wreck again. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway
"Oh, I see," said Bert, "the line will stretch then, and the breeches buoy will go out on a pulley." The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore
When the last man had come ashore, the captain of the life-saving service entered the breeches buoy and caused himself to be hauled through the smother to the wreck. The Riverman
The breeches buoy was now pulled toward the ship, by those aboard hauling on the proper line. Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire
The breeches buoy, a canvas arrangement, shaped like a short pair of trousers, and attached to a frame which ran back and forth on the cable by means of pulleys, had been adjusted. Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire
But several waves washed completely 78 over the breeches buoy and the girl was each time buried from sight. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway
As he was hurrying along he came to a little hummock of sand, from which elevation he could look down on the beach and see the crowd gathered about the breeches buoy. Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire
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