buoyagen.
/ˈbɔɪɪdʒ//ˈbwɔɪɪdʒ/ The providing of (or with) buoys; buoys collectively, a series of buoys which mark out a channel.
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1855 in J. Ogilvie Imperial Dict. Suppl.
1858 Mercantile Marine Mag. 5 29 Buoyage of the River Tees.
1863 Standard 5 Sept. 3/1 Charged equally by law with the buoyage, beaconage, and lights of the river.
1883 Chambers's Jrnl. 8 Dec. 769/1 Proposal for a uniform system of buoyage.
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