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  • Buoy — (bwoi or boi; 277), n. [D. boei buoy, fetter, fr. OF. boie, buie, chain, fetter, F. bou[ e]e a buoy, from L. boia. Boiae genus vinculorum tam ferreae quam ligneae. Festus. So called because chained to its place.] (Naut.) A float; esp. a floating… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Buoy — Buoy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buoyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Buoying}.] 1. To keep from sinking in a fluid, as in water or air; to keep afloat; with up. [1913 Webster] 2. To support or sustain; to preserve from sinking into ruin or despondency. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • buoy — [bo͞o′ē; ] also, and for v. 3 usually [, boi] n. [ME < (? via MDu boeie) OFr buie, chain < L boia, fetter (see BOY): prob. first applied to the chain anchoring the float] 1. a) a floating object anchored in a lake, river, etc. to mark a… …   English World dictionary

  • Channel Light Vessel Automatic — is the name of a lightvessel in the English Channel. It is one of the 12 coastal weather stations whose conditions are automatically reported in the BBC Shipping Forecast. The vessel s position is 49°55′N 2°54′W /  …   Wikipedia

  • Buoy — A buoy is a floating device that can have many different purposes, which determine whether the buoy is anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift. The word, of Old French or Middle Dutch origin, is nowadays most commonly pronEng|ˈbɔɪ (identical… …   Wikipedia

  • buoy — /bɔɪ / (say boy) noun Nautical 1. a distinctively marked and shaped anchored float, sometimes carrying a light, whistle, or bell, marking a channel or obstruction. 2. → lifebuoy. –verb (t) 3. to support by or as by a buoy; keep afloat in a fluid …  

  • buoy — /booh ee, boy/, n. 1. Naut. 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. 2. a life buoy. v.t …   Universalium

  • Channel (geography) — This article is about a geographical feature. For other uses, see channel. Wooden pilings mark the navigable channel for vessels entering Lake George from the St. Johns River in Florida …   Wikipedia

  • buoy — I. noun Etymology: Middle English boye, probably from Middle Dutch boeye; akin to Old High German bouhhan sign more at beacon Date: 13th century 1. float 2; especially a floating object moored to the bottom to mark a channel or something (as a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • buoy — a float moored to the bottom that marks a navigational channel, a position such as a shoal, a wreck or a net or trap. Also used to show the position of an anchor for attaching a boat and then called a mooring buoy. Pronounced boy in English and… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • buoy — 1. noun /bɔi,ˈbuː.i/ a) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel …   Wiktionary

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