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  • 101nun buoy — /nun/ a conical, unlighted buoy used as a channel marker, esp. on the starboard side of a channel entering from seaward. Cf. can buoy. See illus. under buoy. [1695 1705; obs. nun spinning top + BUOY] * * * …

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  • 102anchor buoy — noun : a buoy attached to or marking the position of an anchor * * * a buoy used to indicate the location of an underwater anchor. * * * anchor buoy noun A buoy indicating the position of an anchor • • • Main Entry: ↑anchor …

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  • 103Can buoy — See under {Buoy}, n. [1913 Webster] || …

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  • 104AN/SLQ-49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System — The AN/SLQ 49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System, commonly referred to as Rubber Duck , consists of inflatable radar reflecting decoy buoys. Used by the U.S. Navy, Royal Navy, and other NATO countries, the decoy is designed to seduce radar guided anti ship… …

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  • 105OE buoy — An OE Buoy or Ocean Energy Buoy is a wave power device that was deployed in half scale test mode in Spiddal near Galway in Ireland for over two years between 2007 and 2009. As of the 5th of March 2011 the model has been redeployed at the same… …

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  • 106Pull-buoy — Le pull buoy est un objet utilisé dans les cours de natation. Origine du mot Le mot pull buoy se traduit littéralement en bouée pour tirer car il sert à travailler la première partie du mouvement de bras, au moment où le nageur tire, le long du… …

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  • 107can buoy — a cylindrical, unlighted buoy used as a channel marker. See illus. under buoy. Cf. nun buoy. [1620 30] * * * …

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  • 108Marker buoy — may refer to: Surface Marker Buoy used by divers a light emitting or smoke emitting buoy used in naval warfare This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led …

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  • 109conical buoy — noun a buoy resembling a cone • Syn: ↑nun, ↑nun buoy • Hypernyms: ↑buoy …

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  • 110life buoy — noun a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material • Syn: ↑lifesaver, ↑life belt, ↑life ring • Hypernyms: ↑life preserver, ↑preserver, ↑flotation device • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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