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Buoy (Orth/Woodfin Camp and Associates, Inc.)

Buoy, metal or wooden floating object usually anchored or moored on a dangerous rock or shoal at the entrance of a harbour, or at the edge of a...

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Longlines, which are used to catch both surface fish (such as tuna) and groundfish (such as halibut) are long, heavy ropes to which are attached...

Buoyed by this public endorsement, Congress acted quickly to eliminate Johnson's remaining power over Reconstruction. Passed over his veto, the...

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- marker buoy: an unlighted marker buoy for shipping, cylindrical or cone-shaped above the water

- floating signal: a large anchored float, often equipped with lights or bells, that serves as a guide or warning to ships
- mark with buoy: to use a buoy to mark the location in water of something such as a hazard or a channel

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	Advertisement Windows Live® Search Results Buoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A buoy is a floating device that can have many different purposes. It can be anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift. The word, of Old French or Middle Dutch origin, is now most ... can buoy - Wiktionary Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary can buoy - Search Results - MSN Encarta By 1985 all U.S. lightships had been replaced by buoys that are equipped with an automated beacon and fog signal. These massive buoys, called Large... See all search results in Windows Live® Search Results

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