American English pronunciation
How to pronounce buoys
IPA transcription: ['buiz]
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Noun
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bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
Verb
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float on the surface of water
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keep afloat
“The life vest buoyed him up”
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mark with a buoy
Usage examples
- There she maintained buoys, shore stations, and towers.
- The entrance channel extends westward of the jetty and is marked by lighted buoys.
- At present, there are five harbour Fairway buoys.
- In these locations, lifebuoys have been superseded by devices such as the torpedo buoy.
- Sonobuoys are classified into three categories: active, passive and special purpose.