Phrase Hound found 22 phrases and 11 compound words that contain buoy. The most common are listed below. Open buoy in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 22
- life-buoyAlternative form of life buoy.
- bell buoyA buoy on which is mounted a bell with four clappers, hung inside an iron cage, which is rung by the motion of the waves
- light buoyA buoy with a light on top which is lit at night to aid navigation.
- pull buoyfigure-eight shaped piece of closed-cell foam used in swim workouts
- buoy upTo uplift, hearten, inspire, or raise the spirits of.
- buoy tenderSomeone charged with looking after buoys.
- ring buoylifebuoy
- spar buoya tall, thin buoy that floats upright in the water and is characterized by a small water plane area and a large mass
- breeches buoyA ring lifebuoy, fitted with canvas breeches, rigged between ship and shore, for rescuing seamen when a ship is in danger of breaking up; also used for transferring people from ship to ship at sea.
- anchor buoyA small buoy, usually painted a distinctive color, attached to an anchor by a light line and used to indicate the location of the anchor on the bottom.
- buoy ropeThe rope that secures a buoy to an anchor on the seabed
- dan buoyA small buoy, sometimes made of cork with a small flag, used to temporarily mark a position at sea, normally to mark a fishing ground, a minesweeping area, or a man overboard.
- mooring buoya buoy at which a boat or ship can moor (tie up), usually in a harbour, but also in coastal waters for large ships.
- buoy ropesplural of buoy rope: The rope that secures a buoy to an anchor on the seabed
- buoy tendersplural of buoy tender: Someone charged with looking after buoys.
- cable buoyAn empty cask employed to buoy up the cable in rocky anchorage.
- can buoya truncated conical buoy, normally painted red and white, and numbered with even numbers, used to show the port side of a channel; the starboard side is marked with a conical buoy
- nun buoyA buoy somewhat in the form of a double cone.
- safety buoySynonym of life buoy.
- conical buoya buoy in the shape of a cone, normally painted black, and numbered with odd numbers, used to show the starboard side of a channel; the port side is marked with a can buoy
- whistling buoyA buoy fitted with a whistle that is blown by the action of the waves.
- stream the buoyTo drop the anchor buoy overboard, before letting go of the anchor. This is done to avoid the buoy getting obstructed by the anchor chain.
Compound words 11
- buoyancyThe upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
- buoylessWithout a buoy.
- buoylikeResembling or characteristic of a buoy.
- upbuoyTo buoy up.
- buoyantHaving buoyancy; able to float.
- lifebuoyAlternative spelling of life buoy.
- buoyageA series of buoys or floating beacons to mark the course for vessels.
- bellbuoyAlternative form of bell buoy: A buoy on which is mounted a bell with four clappers, hung inside an iron cage, which is rung by the motion of the waves
- buoyagesplural of buoyage: A series of buoys or floating beacons to mark the course for vessels.
- danbuoyAlternative form of dan buoy: A small buoy, sometimes made of cork with a small flag, used to temporarily mark a position at sea, normally to mark a fishing ground, a minesweeping area, or a man overboard.