Definition of buoy

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Buoy (v. t.) To keep from sinking in a fluid, as in water or air; to keep afloat; -- with up..

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Buoy :: Buoy (v. i.) To float; to rise like a buoy.
Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free..
Can Buoy :: Can buoy () See under Buoy, n..
Buoyed :: Buoyed (imp. & p. p.) of Buo.
Buoyage :: Buoyage (n.) Buoys, taken collectively; a series of buoys, as for the guidance of vessels into or out of port; the providing of buoys..
Waftage :: Waftage (n.) Conveyance on a buoyant medium, as air or water..
Buoyancies :: Buoyancies (pl. ) of Buoyanc.
Buoy :: Buoy (v. t.) To keep from sinking in a fluid, as in water or air; to keep afloat; -- with up..
Waft :: Waft (v. t.) To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.
Buoyancy :: Buoyancy (n.) Cheerfulness; vivacity; liveliness; sprightliness; -- the opposite of heaviness; as, buoyancy of spirits..
Buoyancy :: Buoyancy (n.) The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal volume of water..
Air Jacket :: Air jacket () A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming..
Upbuoyance :: Upbuoyance (n.) The act of buoying up; uplifting.
Buoyant :: Buoyant (v. t. & i.) Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury..
Buoy :: Buoy (n.) A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water, as an anchor, shoal, rock, etc..
Levitation :: Levitation (n.) Lightness; buoyancy; act of making light.
Buoyant :: Buoyant (v. t. & i.) Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant disposition; buoyant spirits..
Waft :: Waft (v. t.) To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel..
Ligan :: Ligan (n.) Goods sunk in the sea, with a buoy attached in order that they may be found again. See Jetsam and Flotsam..
Deadhead :: Deadhead (n.) A buoy. See under Dead, a..
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