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ˈcan-buoy Naut.
[f. can n.1 + buoy n.]
A large cone-shaped buoy, floated over sands, shallows, etc., and usually painted of a definite colour for purposes of recognition. (Formerly called can-bodies, Smyth, Sailor's Word-bk.)
1626Capt. Smith Accid. Yng. Seamen 13 A boy, a can boy. 1769Falconer Dict. Marine (1789) Can-Buoys..are in the form of a cone, and of this construction are all the buoys which are floated over dangerous banks and shallows. 1858Merc. Mar. Mag. V. 317 The Black Can Buoy on the Black Tail Spit. 1875Bedford Sailor's Pocket-bk. v. (ed. 2) 136 Single-coloured can buoys..will mark the starboard side. |