buoys

We have found lemma(root) word of buoys : buoy.

Definitions


[bɔɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch boye, boeie, from a Germanic base meaning ‘signal’. The verb is from Spanish boyar ‘to float’, from boya ‘buoy’


[bɔɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- keep (someone or something) afloat
(e.g: the creatures could swim, both buoyed up and cooled by the water)

- mark with a buoy
(e.g: the wreck is often buoyed during summer months)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch boye, boeie, from a Germanic base meaning ‘signal’. The verb is from Spanish boyar ‘to float’, from boya ‘buoy’




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