buoy
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buoy
a floating signal; a life preserver
Not to be confused with:
boy – a male child
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buoy
(bo͞o′ē, boi)n.
1. A float placed in water and usually moored, as to mark a location, enable retrieval of a sunken object, or record oceanographic data.
2. A life buoy.
tr.v. buoyed, buoy·ing, buoys
1. To keep afloat or aloft: a glider buoyed by air currents.
2.
a. To maintain at a high level; support: "the persistent ... takeover speculation, which has buoyed up the shares of banks" (Financial Times).
b. To hearten or inspire; uplift: "buoyed up by the team spirit and the pride of the older generation back at home" (Judith Martin).
3. To mark with or as if with a buoy.
[Middle English boie, from Old French boue, probably of Germanic origin; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]
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buoy
(bɔɪ; US ˈbuːɪ)n
(Navigation) a distinctively shaped and coloured float, anchored to the bottom, for designating moorings, navigable channels, or obstructions in a body of water. See also life buoy
vb
1. (usually foll by: up) to prevent from sinking: the belt buoyed him up.
2. (usually foll by: up) to raise the spirits of; hearten
3. (Navigation) (tr) nautical to mark (a channel or obstruction) with a buoy or buoys
4. (intr) to rise to the surface
[C13: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch boeie, boeye; see beacon]
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bu•oy
art at burgee
(ˈbu i, bɔɪ) n., v. -oyed, -oy•ing. n.
1. an anchored float used as a marker or as a mooring.
2. life buoy.
v.t. 3. to keep afloat; keep from sinking (often fol. by up).
4. to mark with buoys.
5. to sustain or encourage (often fol. by up): Her courage was buoyed by the doctor's assurances.
v.i. 6. to float or rise by reason of lightness.
[1425–75; late Middle English boye a float < Middle French *boie, boue(e) < Germanic]
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buoy
Past participle: buoyed
Gerund: buoying
| Imperative |
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| buoy |
| buoy |
| Present |
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| I buoy |
| you buoy |
| he/she/it buoys |
| we buoy |
| you buoy |
| they buoy |
| Preterite |
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| I buoyed |
| you buoyed |
| he/she/it buoyed |
| we buoyed |
| you buoyed |
| they buoyed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am buoying |
| you are buoying |
| he/she/it is buoying |
| we are buoying |
| you are buoying |
| they are buoying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have buoyed |
| you have buoyed |
| he/she/it has buoyed |
| we have buoyed |
| you have buoyed |
| they have buoyed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was buoying |
| you were buoying |
| he/she/it was buoying |
| we were buoying |
| you were buoying |
| they were buoying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had buoyed |
| you had buoyed |
| he/she/it had buoyed |
| we had buoyed |
| you had buoyed |
| they had buoyed |
| Future |
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| I will buoy |
| you will buoy |
| he/she/it will buoy |
| we will buoy |
| you will buoy |
| they will buoy |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have buoyed |
| you will have buoyed |
| he/she/it will have buoyed |
| we will have buoyed |
| you will have buoyed |
| they will have buoyed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be buoying |
| you will be buoying |
| he/she/it will be buoying |
| we will be buoying |
| you will be buoying |
| they will be buoying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been buoying |
| you have been buoying |
| he/she/it has been buoying |
| we have been buoying |
| you have been buoying |
| they have been buoying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been buoying |
| you will have been buoying |
| he/she/it will have been buoying |
| we will have been buoying |
| you will have been buoying |
| they will have been buoying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been buoying |
| you had been buoying |
| he/she/it had been buoying |
| we had been buoying |
| you had been buoying |
| they had been buoying |
| Conditional |
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| I would buoy |
| you would buoy |
| he/she/it would buoy |
| we would buoy |
| you would buoy |
| they would buoy |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have buoyed |
| you would have buoyed |
| he/she/it would have buoyed |
| we would have buoyed |
| you would have buoyed |
| they would have buoyed |
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Noun 1. [画像:buoy - bright-colored]buoy - bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
point of reference, reference point, reference - an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"
acoustic buoy - a buoy that can be heard (at night)
spar buoy - a buoy resembling a vertical log
Verb 1. buoy - float on the surface of water
2. buoy - keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up"
3. buoy - mark with a buoy
mark - designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"
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buoy
buoy someone up encourage, support, boost, cheer, sustain, hearten, cheer up, keep afloat, gee up They are buoyed up by a sense of hope.
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buoy
verb1. To keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty.Also used with up:
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الطافِيَـه: عَوّامه لأرشاد السفنعَوّامَة للإِرْشاد
bóje
bøje
poiju
plovak
bója
bauja, dufl
ブイ
부표
besilaikantis paviršiujegalintis išlaikytilaikymasis ore/vandens paviršiujelengvai atsigaunantisplaukiantis paviršiuje
boja
bója
bojaplovec
boj
ทุ่น
phao
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buoy
(boi) , ((American) ˈbu:i) noun a floating anchored mark, acting as a guide, warning or mooring point for boats. boei, dobber الطافِيَـه: عَوّامه لأرشاد السفن шамандура boia bóje die Boje bøje σημαδούρα boya poi گوی راهنما؛ دریا چراغ poiju bouée מצוף पथप्रदर्शन इत्यादि के लिए पानी पर तैरता चिह्न plutača bója pelampung bauja, dufl boa 浮き 부표 plūdė boja boya boei flytebøye, flytemerke boja یو سپک جسم چی له بیړی څخه اوبو ته غورځیږی او جګی ټیټی او د خطر ځایونه پری معلومیږی bóia geamandură буй bója plovec bova boj, prick ทุ่น şamandıra 浮標 бакен, буй تیرنے والا نشان phao 浮标
see also lifebuoy.
ˈbuoyancy noun the ability to float on water or in the air. the buoyancy of a balloon. dryfvermoë, stygkrag طَفَوِيَّه: قابِلِيَّةُ الطَّفو способност за задържане на повърхността leveza schopnost plout; vznosnost die Schwimmkraft, der Auftrieb flydeevne; opdrift πλευστότητα flotabilidad hõljuvus خاصیت شناور ماندن روی آب یا در هوا kelluvuus flottabilité כּוֹשֵר צִיפָה उत्प्लावन uzgon felhajtóerő kemampuan mengapung flothæfni galleggiabilità 浮力 부력 laikymasis ore/vandens paviršiuje peldspēja keupayaan terapung drijfvermogen flyteevne; oppdrift pławność د لامبوزن خاصیت لرل د اوبو یا د سیند پرمخ leveza plutire плавучесть vztlak; schopnosť udržať sa na vode alebo vo vzduchu, splývať vzgon sposbnost plutanja na vodi flytförmåga, bärkraft ทุ่นลอยน้ํา yüzebilme 浮力 плавучість سطحٔ آب پر تیرنے کی صلاحیت sự nổi 浮力
ˈbuoyant adjective drywend, veerkragtig قابِلٌ للطَّفْو плаващ flutuante vzplývavý; vznosný; veselý, živý tragend flydende; oppebærende που επιπλέει flotante hõljuv شناور kelluva qui peut flotter צִיפָנִי प्रफुल्लित plutajući úsztatható bisa mengapung sem getur flotið galleggiabile 浮く力のある 부양성의 plaukiantis/besilaikantis paviršiuje, galintis išlaikyti, lengvai atsigaunantis negrimstošs keapungan drijvend, opgewekt som kan flyte; som driver opp i lufta pławny, elastyczny لامبووهونکی flutuante plutitor плавучий splývavý plavajoč plutajući som flyter (stiger, håller sig uppe) ลอยตัว yüzebilir 有浮力的 плавучий سطحٔ آب پر تیرنے والا nổi 有浮力的
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→ عَوّامَة للإِرْشاد bóje bøje Boje σημαδούρα boya poiju bouée plovak boa ブイ 부표 boei bøye boja bóia буй boj ทุ่น şamandıra phao 浮标Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009