nun buoy

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• Nun buoy — Buoy 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Nun buoy — nun un (n[u^]n), n. [OE. nunne, AS. nunne, fr. L. nonna nun, nonnus monk; cf. Gr. ?, ?; of unknown origin. Cf. {Nunnery}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nun buoy — a buoy tapered at each end; a red nun buoy indicates the starboard side of the channel when moving upstream from the sea …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• nun buoy — /nun/ a conical, unlighted buoy used as a channel marker, esp. on the starboard side of a channel entering from seaward. Cf. can buoy. See illus. under buoy. [1695 1705; obs. nun spinning top + BUOY] * * * …   Universalium

• nun buoy — nun′ bu oy [[t]nʌn[/t]] n. navig. an unlighted buoy having a conical form above water • Etymology: 1695–1705; obs. nun spinning top …   From formal English to slang

• nun buoy — noun a buoy resembling a cone • Syn: ↑conical buoy, ↑nun • Hypernyms: ↑buoy …   Useful english dictionary

• nun-buoy — n. a buoy circular in the middle and tapering to each end. Etymology: obs. nun child s top + BUOY …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• nun — un (n[u^]n), n. [OE. nunne, AS. nunne, fr. L. nonna nun, nonnus monk; cf. Gr. ?, ?; of unknown origin. Cf. {Nunnery}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• buoy — 1. noun a mooring buoy Syn: float, marker; bellbuoy, nun buoy, sonobuoy 2. verb the party was buoyed by an election victory Syn: cheer, cheer up, hearten, rally, invigorate, uplift, lift, encourage, stimu …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Anchor buoy — Buoy 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English