bell buoy

noun Nautical.

a buoy having a bell that is rung by the motion of the buoy.

Origin of bell buoy

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby bell buoy

bell book, bell-bottom, bell-bottoms, bellboy, bell bronze, bell buoy, Bell Burnell, bell captain, bell cow, bell crank, bell curve

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Example sentences from the Web for bell buoy

Some day I hope to hear the poem chanted or sung—with the bell-buoy breaking in, out of the distance.
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 5, 1901-1906|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
"I know it has gone out to the Marazion Bell-buoy," said Dick, with a chuckle.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition|Rudyard Kipling
You'll hear the bell-buoy tolling when there's a swell like that.
The Tidal Wave and Other Stories|Ethel May Dell
And from beyond the Spear Point there sounded the deep tolling of the bell-buoy as it rocked on the rising tide.
The Tidal Wave and Other Stories|Ethel May Dell

Had not the bell-buoy been tolling to deaf ears for some time past?
The Tidal Wave and Other Stories|Ethel May Dell

British Dictionary definitions for bell buoy

bell buoy

noun

a navigational buoy fitted with a bell, the clapper of which strikes when the waves move the buoy

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bell buoy
释义	bell buoy noun Nautical. a buoy having a bell that is rung by the motion of the buoy. Origin of bell buoy First recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby bell buoy bell book, bell-bottom, bell-bottoms, bellboy, bell bronze, bell buoy, Bell Burnell, bell captain, bell cow, bell crank, bell curve Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bell buoy Some day I hope to hear the poem chanted or sung—with the bell-buoy breaking in, out of the distance. The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 5, 1901-1906\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) "I know it has gone out to the Marazion Bell-buoy," said Dick, with a chuckle. The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition\|Rudyard Kipling You'll hear the bell-buoy tolling when there's a swell like that. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories\|Ethel May Dell And from beyond the Spear Point there sounded the deep tolling of the bell-buoy as it rocked on the rising tide. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories\|Ethel May Dell Had not the bell-buoy been tolling to deaf ears for some time past? The Tidal Wave and Other Stories\|Ethel May Dell British Dictionary definitions for bell buoy bell buoy noun a navigational buoy fitted with a bell, the clapper of which strikes when the waves move the buoy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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