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• 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

• swing around the buoy —    British    to have an easy job    Naval imagery, from a ship at anchor moving with the tides, and the consequent inactivity for the crew …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

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• gong buoy — Naut. a buoy in which one or more gongs are struck by hammers that swing freely with the motion of the buoy. * * * …   Universalium

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