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| buoy [ b ee, boy ] |
noun (plural buoys) |
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1. floating signal: a large anchored float, often equipped with lights or bells, that serves as a guide or warning to ships
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2. emergencies
Same as life buoy
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transitive verb (past and past participle buoyed, present participle buoy·ing, 3rd person present singular buoys) |
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mark with buoy: to use a buoy to mark the location in water of something such as a hazard or a channel
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