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Definitions of buoy
  1. verb
    keep afloat
    "The life vest buoyed him up"

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  2. noun
    bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
  3. verb
    float on the surface of water
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  4. verb
    mark with a buoy
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Definition that contains buoy
  • can a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
  • suspended (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
  • nun a buoy resembling a cone
  • float an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
  • swinging characterized by a buoyant rhythm
  • tripping characterized by a buoyant rhythm
  • suspension a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
  • spiller a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
  • buoy mark with a buoy
  • surfboard a narrow buoyant board for riding surf
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