entry buoy
1buoy up — verb 1. become more cheerful (Freq. 1) after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit • Syn: ↑lighten, ↑lighten up • Hypernyms: ↑cheer, ↑cheer up, ↑chirk up …
2can buoy — noun a buoy with a round bottom and conical top • Syn: ↑can • Hypernyms: ↑buoy * * * noun : a truncated buoy having a flat top see buoy illustration * * * a cylindrical, unlighted buoy used as a channel marker. See illus. under buoy. Cf …
3bell buoy — noun a buoy with a bell on it • Syn: ↑gong buoy • Hypernyms: ↑acoustic buoy * * * noun : a buoy with a bell that rings by the action of the waves and usually marks a shoal or rocks * * * Naut. a buoy having a bell that is rung by the motion of… …
4anchor 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 …
5gas-buoy — gasˈ buoy noun A floating buoy carrying a supply of gas to light a lamp fixed on it • • • Main Entry: ↑gas …
6wreck buoy — noun A buoy, usu green, marking the position of a wrecked vessel • • • Main Entry: ↑wreck …
7breeches-buoy — breechˈes buoy noun A life saving apparatus enclosing the person like a pair of breeches • • • Main Entry: ↑breech …
8sonar buoy — same as ↑sonobuoy (see under ↑sono ). • • • Main Entry: ↑sonar …
9buoyancy aid — noun An inflated support for esp children learning to swim • • • Main Entry: ↑buoy …
10buoyant density — noun The density of molecules, particles or viruses as determined by flotation in a suitable liquid • • • Main Entry: ↑buoy …