Buoy

Word BUOY
Character 4
Hyphenation buoy
Pronunciations /ˈbɔɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Buoy"

What do we mean by buoy?

A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel. noun

A life buoy. noun

To keep afloat or aloft. transitive verb

To maintain at a high level; support. transitive verb

To hearten or inspire; uplift. transitive verb

To mark with or as if with a buoy. transitive verb

To support by a buoy or as by a buoy; keep afloat in a fluid; bear up or keep from sinking in a fluid, as in water or air: generally with up.

Figuratively, to support or sustain in any sense; especially, to sustain mentally; keep from falling into despondency or discouragement: generally with up.

To fix buoys in as a direction to mariners: as, to buoy or to buoy off a channel.

To float; rise by reason of lightness.

A float fixed at a certain place to show the position of objects beneath the water, as shoals, rocks, etc., to mark out a channel, and the like noun

A buoyant object designed to be thrown from a vessel to assist a person who has fallen into the water to keep himself afloat; a life-buoy. noun

A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water, as an anchor, shoal, rock, etc. noun

A buoy attached to, or marking the position of, an anchor. noun

A large buoy on which a bell is mounted, to be rung by the motion of the waves. noun

See under Breeches. noun

An empty cask employed to buoy up the cable in rocky anchorage. noun

A hollow buoy made of sheet or boiler iron, usually conical or pear-shaped. noun

A float intended to support persons who have fallen into the water, until a boat can be dispatched to save them. noun

A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel.

A life-buoy; a life preserver.

Persons, typically of the female persuasion, that hang around boats, boat docks, or marinas, hoping to score with a Captain. Urban Dictionary

A word that americans cannot pronounce properly. Urban Dictionary

An ex-US Coast Guard person. Usually of the rotund variety...with a bell on their head. Urban Dictionary

A term that wuld be used like High or Stoned but less known. It's origins came from comparing a person on a drug like cannabis compared to a buoy out at see. It is compared in ways like they are both in a way alone and isolated. Another comparison is they are both set in one place and on or focused to one certain thing. For buoys it is they attached to the bottom of the sea and they kind of dont really have a pupose besides show ing which way to go but nowadays we have gps's so we dont need them and they are irrelevent, When a person is stoned they are stuck on a certain idea and like buoys, were at one point relevent, but now just something that isnt important but still goes on and on. For your brain it is on a certain idea that you stick to and carry on from there. Urban Dictionary

A male homosexual sailor. Urban Dictionary

A woman’s breasts as they bob up and down in the water, often serving as a man’s navigation mark for mooring Urban Dictionary

A big, big mistake. Like sleepign with a fat girl. Urban Dictionary

A term meaning nice tits. commonly used in seaside communities Urban Dictionary

A large piece of shit that merrily greets you with a bobbing motion when you peer into the toilet bowl. Urban Dictionary

A statement or action that cannot be clearly defined as a flirtatious gesture or a friendly act. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Buoy

The word "buoy" in example sentences

A buoy is tossed over the rail but the captain refuses to hard down the helm and send a boat to rescue. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A lot of times, it's a two-loop swim, and the turn buoy is only 300 yards away. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The flag of the first buoy is scarlet and the ball is under the flag. ❋ Unknown (1865)

You can see there is this buoy, which is basically kind of washed ashore. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The Bluewater Revolution - From the article: The buoy is the antenna, eyes, and brain of a sprawling apparatus suspended beneath the surface like a huge aquatic insect, its legs of thick steel chain tethered to the ocean floor. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Yes, that was the sound of the bell hung from within the cage-like framework surrounding the buoy, which is moored on the edge of the shoal skirting the fairway leading into Portsmouth Harbour. ❋ John B. [Illustrator] Greene (N/A)

Inside the buoy was a capsule marked 'Andree's Polar Expedition,' containing a slip of paper, on which was given the following: 'Drifting Buoy No. 7. ❋ John Mackenzie Bacon (1875)

Not till August 31st was there picked up in the Arctic zone a buoy, which is preserved in the Museum of Stockholm. ❋ John Mackenzie Bacon (1875)

This life-buoy, which is the invention of Lieutenant Cook of the Navy, consists of two hollow copper vessels connected together, each about as large as an ordinary-sized pillow, and of buoyancy and capacity sufficient to support one man standing upon them. ❋ Hall, Basil, 1788-1844 (1862)

We have not -- actually, I think a better way to phrase it, in terms of the first buoy, that is the first one in Oregon.

Hopfensperger and Peregrine said they were not sure who was responsible for maintaining the buoy, but Harlan Kiesow, chief executive officer of the Fox River Navigational System Authority, said the buoy is the responsibility of Winnebago County. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's marked with a bright buoy, which is a good idea because the above water area is about 20 x 15 feet and just like an iceberg, most of the dirtberg is below water. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This and all subsequent wind speeds and directions are measured at station 46026 — "SF" buoy which is 11 miles west of the Golden Gate and about 16 miles east of Southeast Farallon Island. ❋ Richard Mogford Bob Bilger (2007)

We just got a report from a buoy which is about 75 miles away from the shore and it is reporting 69 miles per hour sustained winds with 35-foot seas. ❋ Unknown (2005)

To windward the sea was very clear, but down towards the land there was a haze, and when I got to the black buoy which is three miles from Calais, and marks the place where you should turn to go into the harbour, I could barely see the high land glooming through the weather, and Calais belfry and lighthouse tower I could not see at all. ❋ Hilaire Belloc (1911)

Add some tripletail that will be lurking around any structure and patches of floating debris such as buoy markers and towers and you have a nice selection of species out there waiting for you.

"There are several of them on the canal, and not one for each buoy, which is filled with gas, and contains a supply that will last for six weeks. ❋ Oliver Optic (1859)

Shannon had a reputation for being a buoy, and had [nailed] at least one [Double Dolphin] Captain, was always listening to blues music [on the dock]. ❋ ButtRface (2015)

Its [pronounced] [BOY], not 'BOO-AY'! ❋ Anon. Y. Mous (2005)

"[Ding-Ding]"...hey is [that guy] a buoy [or what]? ❋ Potro Dobuc (2004)

At the party last night he was totally buoyed, he could [barely] even have a conversation because he was [stuffing] his mind and talking about [cats] for hours! ❋ Dookie642 (2019)

A buoi was promoted to [captain], even though he had [sex] with [a man] last night. ❋ R15benson (2006)

As the water [ripples] gently set the buoys [in motion], the men sighted salvation and roared, “[Ahoy]!” ❋ Professor_Z (2020)

Sleeping with [Linda] was a [big ol'] [BUOY]. ❋ Motto (2004)

Hey Jack, I was just docking my yacht over at [Robinson's] [Wharf], and I saw [Melinda] sporting slightly damp white shirt. She has ridiculously nice buoys " ❋ Bbh (2013)

Tracey: Will hurry up in the toilet. [Ineed] to go! Ben: I'm done. Tracey: 'Bout time. Grrrrrr. (...5 seconds later from the bathroom) Tracey: WTF, I heard you flush, and there's still a monster [shit buoy] in here. I can see all sorts of crap mushed into it. Ben: (...[sniggers]) ❋ Des Perateben (2010)

I really like her, but she keeps on [throwing me] neutral [buoys]. [I can't decide] if she likes me the same way. ❋ Rob Driscoll (2008)

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