Buoy
noun
A floatable object that is used to show the position of something in water.
The fisherman tied his boat to the buoy so that it wouldn't drift away.
Often appears as...
- tie to a buoy
- marker buoy
verb
To keep something afloat or support it in water.
His life jacket buoyed him up until the rescue team arrived.
Often appears as...
- buoy up
- buoyed by
verb
To make someone feel happy or give them hope.
Her kind words buoyed his spirits.
Often appears as...
- buoy up
- buoyed by
noun
A floatable object that is used to show the position of something in water.
The fisherman tied his boat to the buoy so that it wouldn't drift away.
Often appears as...
- tie to a buoy
- marker buoy
verb
To keep something afloat or support it in water.
His life jacket buoyed him up until the rescue team arrived.
Often appears as...
- buoy up
- buoyed by
verb
To make someone feel happy or give them hope.
Her kind words buoyed his spirits.
Often appears as...
- buoy up
- buoyed by
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Water Navigation
Buoys are critical for guiding boats and ships, marking safe passages and hazards.
The captain navigated through the channel, carefully avoiding the rocks marked by buoys.
Pro Tip 2/3Safety Signals
Buoys often indicate safe swimming areas or warn of underwater dangers.
Swimmers stayed within the buoys to avoid the strong currents beyond.
Pro Tip 3/3Fishing Reference
Fishermen use buoys to mark the locations of their nets or lobster pots.
He checked each buoy to find his crab cages below the surface.
Pro Tip 1/3Water Navigation
Buoys are critical for guiding boats and ships, marking safe passages and hazards.
The captain navigated through the channel, carefully avoiding the rocks marked by buoys.
Pro Tip 2/3Safety Signals
Buoys often indicate safe swimming areas or warn of underwater dangers.
Swimmers stayed within the buoys to avoid the strong currents beyond.
Pro Tip 3/3Fishing Reference
Fishermen use buoys to mark the locations of their nets or lobster pots.
He checked each buoy to find his crab cages below the surface.
Pro Tip 1/3Water Navigation
Buoys are critical for guiding boats and ships, marking safe passages and hazards.
The captain navigated through the channel, carefully avoiding the rocks marked by buoys.
Pro Tip 2/3Safety Signals
Buoys often indicate safe swimming areas or warn of underwater dangers.
Swimmers stayed within the buoys to avoid the strong currents beyond.
Pro Tip 3/3Fishing Reference
Fishermen use buoys to mark the locations of their nets or lobster pots.
He checked each buoy to find his crab cages below the surface.
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Andrew Blum: What is the...
And then, once it was in the right place, he got back in the water holding a big knife, and he cut each buoy off, and the buoy popped up into the air, and the cable dropped to the sea floor, and he did that all the way out to the ship, and when he got there, they gave him a glass of juice and a cookie, and then he jumped back in, and he swam back to shore,
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Natural Springs Offer a...
if the manatee decides he wants to swim with you or come over and he's curious and wants to check you out that he's allowed to do that you're not allowed to enter the sanctuary areas which have been denoted by the boundary lines with the buoys on them those are their protection areas where they can get away from humans and they can rest without
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First Ascent of a Sky...
species of stefania the frog that raises its babies on its back catching a specimen of that frog would give bruce valuable genetic information that could help reveal whether frogs are truly isolated or if they're able to move up and down to buoys fuco radioed down to bruce and promised
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Safari Live - Day 372 PIPE...
from where those monkeys are alarm calling but I do feel as though the humble bumble is a sort of one step on the path to enrichment it sounds like one of those spiritual journeys one might take I'm really enjoying my humble bumble I'm buoyed by the the joy of
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Gyre: Creating Art From...
it's amazing I felt like it was impossible to conquer last year but now I'm thinking I'm amazed at what I've seen happen in the last year with the awareness and the motivation we're looking at buoys right now but in those bags is every kind of household thing
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Crucial Waters PIPE...
fishing in the world which is a bottom trawler as its called nets like this scour the planet this was a small one that I photographed but you can see the method basically it's a big net that has buoys on top of it and a lead line on the bottom to keep it down
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The real story behind...
So he took on the will it sink? Perhaps he was sitting in the bathhouse one day, wondering how a heavy bathtub can float, when inspiration came to him. An object partially immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force
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Utopian Underwater...
keel it will travel in the same way as a drifting iceberg when the sea orbiter is finished two modules will combine to form a gigantic buoy panoramic windows give a perfect view of the world above
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark...
now the team began to notice a change the whitetips are becoming bolder and more aggressive the courage seemed to be buoyed by the presence of the other sharks worse still it was becoming
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“Boom Boom”, “Life is...
fairy tale life is a ball for this life is written I live my life buoy up I got nothing to hide not a meadow whole life is no fairy you should know that life is real life
Video examples
Andrew Blum: What is the...
And then, once it was in the right place, he got back in the water holding a big knife, and he cut each buoy off, and the buoy popped up into the air, and the cable dropped to the sea floor, and he did that all the way out to the ship, and when he got there, they gave him a glass of juice and a cookie, and then he jumped back in, and he swam back to shore,
Video examples
Natural Springs Offer a...
if the manatee decides he wants to swim with you or come over and he's curious and wants to check you out that he's allowed to do that you're not allowed to enter the sanctuary areas which have been denoted by the boundary lines with the buoys on them those are their protection areas where they can get away from humans and they can rest without
Video examples
First Ascent of a Sky...
species of stefania the frog that raises its babies on its back catching a specimen of that frog would give bruce valuable genetic information that could help reveal whether frogs are truly isolated or if they're able to move up and down to buoys fuco radioed down to bruce and promised
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 372 PIPE...
from where those monkeys are alarm calling but I do feel as though the humble bumble is a sort of one step on the path to enrichment it sounds like one of those spiritual journeys one might take I'm really enjoying my humble bumble I'm buoyed by the the joy of
Video examples
Gyre: Creating Art From...
it's amazing I felt like it was impossible to conquer last year but now I'm thinking I'm amazed at what I've seen happen in the last year with the awareness and the motivation we're looking at buoys right now but in those bags is every kind of household thing
Video examples
Crucial Waters PIPE...
fishing in the world which is a bottom trawler as its called nets like this scour the planet this was a small one that I photographed but you can see the method basically it's a big net that has buoys on top of it and a lead line on the bottom to keep it down
Video examples
The real story behind...
So he took on the will it sink? Perhaps he was sitting in the bathhouse one day, wondering how a heavy bathtub can float, when inspiration came to him. An object partially immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force
Video examples
Utopian Underwater...
keel it will travel in the same way as a drifting iceberg when the sea orbiter is finished two modules will combine to form a gigantic buoy panoramic windows give a perfect view of the world above
Video examples
Oceanic Whitetip Shark...
now the team began to notice a change the whitetips are becoming bolder and more aggressive the courage seemed to be buoyed by the presence of the other sharks worse still it was becoming
Video examples
“Boom Boom”, “Life is...
fairy tale life is a ball for this life is written I live my life buoy up I got nothing to hide not a meadow whole life is no fairy you should know that life is real life
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Gethin Jones
Mastering a few simple techniques helped me to improve my technique massively using equipment like the pull buoy and central snorkel to isolate certain parts of the body. I was then able to swim for longer, faster and improve my fitness dramatically.
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Maria Bamford
American Comedian
I thought that when you have more success that you'd feel more buoyed or feel more confident. But in fact my brain has the gift of switching it around and saying, 'Now people are expecting something. Now you're really going to let people down.
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Jonathan Brownlee
English Athlete
During an open water swim, it's easy to lose your direction. With all the splash, it can be quite hard to see the next buoy, so I look behind it for something bigger, like a tree or a building, and aim for that instead.
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William Cobbett
English Politician
The very hirelings of the press, whose trade it is to buoy up the spirits of the people, have uttered falsehoods so long, they have played off so many tricks, that their budget seems, at last, to be quite empty.
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Mark Zandi
American Economist
There is no better way to quickly buoy hard-pressed homeowners than helping them take advantage of the currently record low fixed mortgage rates and significantly reduce their monthly mortgage payments.
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Paul Muldoon
English Poet
The ground swell is what's going to sink you as well as being what buoys you up. These are cliches also, of course, and I'm sometimes interested in how much one can get away with.
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Henry Winkler
American Actor
It is the parent's job to see how their child learns and to make sure that the children's self confidence is buoyed at all times, or they will plummet like a stone.
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Jane Poynter
British Businesswoman
It's always helpful to have somebody help buoy you in difficult times and problem-solve with and to share the marvelous moments with as well.
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Amy Grant
American Musician
I just think music is such a beautiful thing. It lifts the heart and buoys up your spirits - all kinds of music.
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Bennett Miller
American Director
I don't know of a filmmaker who does not feel buoyed and lifted when their peers embrace the work.
Quote examples
Gethin Jones
Mastering a few simple techniques helped me to improve my technique massively using equipment like the pull buoy and central snorkel to isolate certain parts of the body. I was then able to swim for longer, faster and improve my fitness dramatically.
Quote examples
Maria Bamford
American Comedian
I thought that when you have more success that you'd feel more buoyed or feel more confident. But in fact my brain has the gift of switching it around and saying, 'Now people are expecting something. Now you're really going to let people down.
Quote examples
Jonathan Brownlee
English Athlete
During an open water swim, it's easy to lose your direction. With all the splash, it can be quite hard to see the next buoy, so I look behind it for something bigger, like a tree or a building, and aim for that instead.
Quote examples
William Cobbett
English Politician
The very hirelings of the press, whose trade it is to buoy up the spirits of the people, have uttered falsehoods so long, they have played off so many tricks, that their budget seems, at last, to be quite empty.
Quote examples
Mark Zandi
American Economist
There is no better way to quickly buoy hard-pressed homeowners than helping them take advantage of the currently record low fixed mortgage rates and significantly reduce their monthly mortgage payments.
Quote examples
Paul Muldoon
English Poet
The ground swell is what's going to sink you as well as being what buoys you up. These are cliches also, of course, and I'm sometimes interested in how much one can get away with.
Quote examples
Henry Winkler
American Actor
It is the parent's job to see how their child learns and to make sure that the children's self confidence is buoyed at all times, or they will plummet like a stone.
Quote examples
Jane Poynter
British Businesswoman
It's always helpful to have somebody help buoy you in difficult times and problem-solve with and to share the marvelous moments with as well.
Quote examples
Amy Grant
American Musician
I just think music is such a beautiful thing. It lifts the heart and buoys up your spirits - all kinds of music.
Quote examples
Bennett Miller
American Director
I don't know of a filmmaker who does not feel buoyed and lifted when their peers embrace the work.
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