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nun buoy
nun buoy (plural nun buoys)


noun 
Definition:
 
cone-shaped buoy: a buoy with a rounded middle and tapering ends, used to mark the right-hand side of a harbor channel
[Early 18th century. < nun "child's top," origin ?]
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