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Definitions for Buoy

[1] Nautical . a distinctively shaped and marked float, sometimes carrying a signal or signals, anchored to mark a channel, anchorage, navigational hazard, etc., or to provide a mooring place away from the shore.
[2] a life buoy.
[3] to keep afloat or support by or as if by a life buoy; keep from sinking (often followed by up ): The life jacket buoyed her up until help arrived.
[4] Nautical . to mark with a buoy or buoys.
[5] to sustain or encourage (often followed by up ): Her courage was buoyed by the doctor's assurances.
[6] to float or rise by reason of lightness.
[7] a distinctively shaped and coloured float, anchored to the bottom, for designating moorings, navigable channels, or obstructions in a body of water See also life buoy
[8] (tr usually foll by up ) to prevent from sinking the belt buoyed him up
[9] (tr usually foll by up ) to raise the spirits of; hearten
[10] (tr) nautical to mark (a channel or obstruction) with a buoy or buoys
[11] (intr) to rise to the surface

Words related to Buoy

beacon, signal, float, drift, guide, marker

Words nearby Buoy

buona notte, buona sera, buonaparte, buonarroti, buononcini, buoy, buoy boat, buoyage, buoyancy, buoyancy bags, buoyancy compensator

Origin of Buoy

1425–75; late Middle English boye a float < Middle French *boie, boue(e ) < Germanic; akin to beacon

Words that may be confused with Buoy

boy, buoy

Other words from Buoy

un·buoyed , adjective

Word origin for Buoy

C13: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch boeie, boeye ; see beacon

Synonyms for Buoy

beacon, drift, float, guide, marker, signal