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Buoy
/ˈbɔɪ/
A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel.
📖 Definitions of "Buoy"
noun
- 1
A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel.
- 2
A life-buoy; a life preserver.
verb
- 1
To keep afloat or aloft; used with up.
- 2
To support or maintain at a high level.
- 3
To mark with a buoy.
"to buoy an anchor; to buoy or buoy off a channel"
- 4
To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence; to lift the spirits of.
"Buoyed by the huge success, they announced two other projects."
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