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Word: Buoy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch boye, boeie, from a Germanic base meaning ‘signal’. The verb is from Spanish boyar ‘to float’, from boya ‘buoy’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɔɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring.
Short Definition:anchored float
Word: Buoy
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɔɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
keep (someone or something) afloat
Short Definition:keep afloat
Examples:- the creatures could swim, both buoyed up and cooled by the water
Definition:
mark with a buoy
Short Definition:mark with anchored float
Examples:- the wreck is often buoyed during summer months
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