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单词 can buoy
释义

can buoy


noun

a cylindrical, unlighted buoy used as a channel marker.
Compare nun buoy.

Origin of can buoy

First recorded in 1620–30

Words nearby can buoy

canasta, canaster, Canavan's disease, Canaveral, Canberra, can buoy, Canby, canc., cancan, cancel, cancel culture
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Example sentences from the Web for can buoy

  • He had so little room that his main-boom hit the can-buoy as he swept by.

    The Seiners|James B. (James Brendan) Connolly

British Dictionary definitions for can buoy

can buoy

noun

nautical a buoy with a flat-topped cylindrical shape above water, marking the left side of a channel leading into a harbour: red in British waters but green (occasionally black) in US watersCompare nun buoy
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