Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 4 compound words that contain buoys. The most common are listed below. Open buoys in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- anchor buoysplural of anchor buoy: A 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.
- bell buoysplural 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
- buoys upthird-person singular simple present indicative of buoy up: To uplift, hearten, inspire, or raise the spirits of.
- cable buoysplural of cable buoy: An empty cask employed to buoy up the cable in rocky anchorage.
- can buoysplural of can buoy: a 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
- conical buoysplural of conical buoy: a 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
- dan buoysplural 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.
- life-buoysplural of life-buoy
- light buoysplural of light buoy: A buoy with a light on top which is lit at night to aid navigation.
- mooring buoysplural of mooring buoy: a buoy at which a boat or ship can moor (tie up), usually in a harbour, but also in coastal waters for large ships.
- nun buoysplural of nun buoy: A buoy somewhat in the form of a double cone.
- pull buoysplural of pull buoy: figure-eight shaped piece of closed-cell foam used in swim workouts
- ring buoysplural of ring buoy: lifebuoy
- safety buoysplural of safety buoy
- spar buoysplural of spar buoy: a tall, thin buoy that floats upright in the water and is characterized by a small water plane area and a large mass
- whistling buoysplural of whistling buoy: A buoy fitted with a whistle that is blown by the action of the waves.
- breeches buoysplural of breeches buoy: A 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.
Compound words 4
- lifebuoysplural of lifebuoy
- bellbuoysplural of bellbuoy: 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
- danbuoysplural of danbuoy: 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.
- sonobuoysplural of sonobuoy: A buoy that sends a radio signal when it detects the sound of underwater objects (such as submarines).