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111nun buoy — noun a buoy resembling a cone • Syn: ↑conical buoy, ↑nun • Hypernyms: ↑buoy …
112whistle buoy — noun a buoy that makes a whistling noise • Syn: ↑whistling buoy • Hypernyms: ↑acoustic buoy …
113fog buoy — noun 1. : a buoy bearing a warning bell or whistle 2. : a buoy towed by a ship in formation to indicate to the next astern her proper position called also position buoy, towing spar …
114ring buoy — noun : a life buoy in the shape of a ring * * * ring buoy, a ring shaped life buoy …
115son|o|buoy — «SON uh BOY, BOO ee», noun. a radio device floated in a buoy or dropped from an airplane to receive and transmit underwater sounds, used especially in submarine detection. ╂[< Latin sonus sound + English buoy] …
116Breeches buoy — Breeches Breech es (br[i^]ch [e^]z), n. pl. [OE. brech, brek, AS. br[=e]k, pl. of br[=o]c breech, breeches; akin to Icel. br[=o]k breeches, ODan. brog, D. broek, G. bruch; cf. L. bracae, braccae, which is of Celtic origin. Cf. {Brail}.] 1. A… …
117Life buoy — Life Life (l[imac]f), n.; pl. {Lives} (l[imac]vz). [AS. l[imac]f; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib body, MHG. l[imac]p life, body, OHG. l[imac]b life, Icel. l[imac]f, life, body, Sw. lif, Dan. liv, and E. live, v. [root]119. See {Live}, and cf.… …
118Nun buoy — nun un (n[u^]n), n. [OE. nunne, AS. nunne, fr. L. nonna nun, nonnus monk; cf. Gr. ?, ?; of unknown origin. Cf. {Nunnery}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity,… …
119Nut buoy — Nut Nut (n[u^]t), n. [OE. nute, note, AS. hnutu; akin to D. noot, G. nuss, OHG. nuz, Icel. hnot, Sw. n[ o]t, Dan. n[ o]d.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.),… …
120Safety buoy — Safety chain Safety chain (a) (Railroads) A normally slack chain for preventing excessive movement between a truck and a car body in sluing. (b) An auxiliary watch chain, secured to the clothes, usually out of sight, to prevent stealing of the… …
