buoy
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) enPR: boi, IPA: /bɔi/, SAMPA: /bOi/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪ
- (US) enPR: bo͞o'ē, IPA: /ˈbuː.i/, SAMPA: /"bu:.i/
- Rhymes: -uːi
[edit] Noun
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buoy (plural buoys)
- (nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel.
- A lifebuoy.
[edit] Translations
nautical: a moored float
[edit] Verb
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to buoy (third-person singular simple present buoys, present participle buoying, simple past and past participle buoyed)
- (transitive) To keep afloat or aloft.
- (transitive) To support or maintain at a high level.
- (transitive) To mark with a buoy.
[edit] Translations
To keep afloat or aloft.
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To support or maintain at a high level.
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To mark with a buoy..
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