buoy
buoy: n. & v. --n.
1 an anchored float serving as a navigation mark or to show reefs etc.
2 a lifebuoy. --v.tr.
1 (usu. foll. by up) a keep afloat. b sustain the courage or spirits of (a person etc.); uplift, encourage.
2 (often foll. by out) mark with a buoy or buoys. [ME prob. f. MDu. bo(e)ye, ult. f. L boia collar f. Gk boeiai ox-hides]
Most popular pairs with buoy
offshore buoys
buoy tender
weather buoys
the buoys
marine buoys
marker buoys
noaa buoy
buoy data
weather buoy
mooring buoys
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