buoy Sentence Examples
- The buoy bobbed gently in the calm waters of the harbor.
- Fishermen rely on buoys to mark their nets and traps.
- Sailors use buoys as navigational aids to guide them safely through the sea.
- The buoyant force keeps the buoy afloat even in rough seas.
- The diver grabbed onto the buoy to rest and catch their breath.
- A red buoy marks the boundary of the swimming area at the beach.
- Coast guards regularly inspect and maintain buoys to ensure maritime safety.
- The buoy swayed back and forth with the rhythm of the ocean currents.
- Boaters should always steer clear of buoys to avoid collisions.
- Seabirds often perch on buoys, using them as resting spots between flights.
buoy Meaning
buoy (n)
bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
buoy (v)
float on the surface of water
keep afloat
mark with a buoy
buoy (n.)
A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water, as an anchor, shoal, rock, etc.
buoy (v. t.)
To keep from sinking in a fluid, as in water or air; to keep afloat; -- with up.
To support or sustain; to preserve from sinking into ruin or despondency.
To fix buoys to; to mark by a buoy or by buoys; as, to buoy an anchor; to buoy or buoy off a channel.
buoy (v. i.)
To float; to rise like a buoy.
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FAQs About the word buoy
bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards, float on the surface of water, keep afloat, mark with
indicator, signal, sign, declaration, omen, foretoken, portent,notification, foretaste, knell
all clear,all clear,,
The buoy bobbed gently in the calm waters of the harbor.
Fishermen rely on buoys to mark their nets and traps.
Sailors use buoys as navigational aids to guide them safely through the sea.
The buoyant force keeps the buoy afloat even in rough seas.
