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buoy
[ boo-ee, boi ]
noun
- Nautical. a distinctively shaped and marked float, sometimes carrying a signal or signals, anchored to mark a channel, anchorage, navigational hazard, etc., or to provide a mooring place away from the shore.
- a life buoy.
verb (used with object)
- to keep afloat or support by or as if by a life buoy; keep from sinking (often followed by up ):
The life jacket buoyed her up until help arrived.
- Nautical. to mark with a buoy or buoys.
- to sustain or encourage (often followed by up ):
Her courage was buoyed by the doctor's assurances.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
verb (used without object)
- to float or rise by reason of lightness.
buoy
/ ˈbuËɪ; bɔɪ /
noun
- a distinctively shaped and coloured float, anchored to the bottom, for designating moorings, navigable channels, or obstructions in a body of water See also life buoy
verb
- trusually foll byup to prevent from sinking
the belt buoyed him up
- trusually foll byup to raise the spirits of; hearten
- tr nautical to mark (a channel or obstruction) with a buoy or buoys
- intr to rise to the surface
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of buoy1
Example Sentences
Pronatalists are buoyed by this and many hope it is a sign of things to come.
A typical task would be to drop sonar buoys in the sea, used to listen for submarines.
The border police have recorded thermal imaging of buoys in the Narva River that demarcate the border between the two countries being removed by Russian guards under the cover of darkness.
That's especially true on the economy, where Trump has usually performed well, buoyed by his unearned reputation as a "businessman" and a lot of public ignorance over how economics works.
It got stuck on a buoy a few hundred feet from shore, and after landing my kite on the beach, I swam back out to retrieve the board.
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