fixed buoy
1fixed — fixedly /fik sid lee, fikst lee/, adv. fixedness, n. /fikst/, adj. 1. fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid. 2. rendered stable or permanent, as color. 3. set or intent upon… …
2fixed — /fɪkst/ (say fikst) adjective 1. made fast or firm; firmly implanted. 2. rendered stable or permanent, as colour. 3. set or intent upon something; steadily directed; set or rigid. 4. definitely and permanently placed: a fixed buoy. 5. permanently …
3fixed — [[t]fɪkst[/t]] adj. 1) attached or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; stationary; rigid 2) rendered stable or permanent, as color 3) set or intent upon something; steadily directed: a fixed stare[/ex] 4) definitely and permanently… …
4Weather buoy — operated by the NOAA National Data Buoy Center Weather buoys are instruments which collect …
5gas-buoy — gasˈ buoy noun A floating buoy carrying a supply of gas to light a lamp fixed on it • • • Main Entry: ↑gas …
6Short Sunderland — infobox Aircraft name = Sunderland type = Military flying boat manufacturer = Short Brothers caption = designer = first flight = 16 October 1937 introduced = 1938 retired = 1967 status = primary user = Royal Air Force more users = French Navy… …
7lighthouse — /luyt hows /, n., pl. lighthouses / how ziz/. 1. a tower or other structure displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships in avoiding dangerous areas, in following certain routes, etc. 2. either of two cylindrical metal… …
8Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
9United States Coast Guard — portal Active 4 August 1790–present …
10commercial fishing — Introduction the taking of fish and other seafood and resources from oceans, rivers, and lakes for the purpose of marketing them. Fishing is one of the oldest employments of humankind. Ancient heaps of discarded mollusk shells (shell… …
