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• buoy — buoy1 [ bɔı, bui ] noun count an object that floats on water to show ships where it is safe and where there is danger buoy buoy 2 [ bɔı, bui ] or ,buoy up verb transitive often passive 1. ) to keep something floating on water 2. ) to help a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• buoy — I UK [bɔɪ] / US / US [ˈbuɪ] noun [countable] Word forms buoy : singular buoy plural buoys an object that floats on water to show ships where it is safe and where there is danger II = buoy up buoy UK [bɔɪ] / US / US [ˈbuɪ] or buoy up UK / US verb… …   English dictionary

• buoy — [[t]bɔ͟ɪ, AM bu͟ːi[/t]] buoys, buoying, buoyed 1) N COUNT A buoy is a floating object that is used to show ships and boats where they can go and to warn them of danger. 2) VERB If someone in a difficult situation is buoyed by something, it makes… …   English dictionary

• buoy — [bɔɪ] noun [C] I an object that floats on water to show ships where there is danger II verb [T] buoy [bɔɪ]; ˌbuoy sb ˈup to encourage someone and make them feel confident …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• 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

• buoy — /boy/buwiy/ A floating object intended as a guide and warning to mariners, by marking a spot where the water is shallow, or where there is a reef or other danger to navigation, or to mark the course of a channel. Buoys are regulated by federal… …   Black's law dictionary

• buoy — /boy/buwiy/ A floating object intended as a guide and warning to mariners, by marking a spot where the water is shallow, or where there is a reef or other danger to navigation, or to mark the course of a channel. Buoys are regulated by federal… …   Black's law dictionary

• Breeches buoy — A breeches buoy is a crude rope based rescue device used to extract people from wrecked vessels, or to transfer people from one location to another in situations of danger. The device resembles a round emergency personal flotation device with a… …   Wikipedia

• breeches buoy — noun a ring lifebuoy, fitted with canvas breeches, rigged between ship and shore, for rescuing seamen when a ship is in danger of breaking up; also used for transferring people from ship to ship at sea Also colloqually called: britches buoy or… …   Wiktionary

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• lighthouse — /luyt hows /, n., pl. lighthouses / how ziz/. 1. a tower or other structure displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships in avoiding dangerous areas, in following certain routes, etc. 2. either of two cylindrical metal… …   Universalium