buoyage

[ boo-ee-ij, boi-ij ]

/ ˈbu i ɪdʒ, ˈbɔɪ ɪdʒ /

noun Nautical.

a system of buoys.

the provision of buoys.

a fee for the use of a mooring buoy.

Nearby words

buonaparte, buonarroti, buononcini, buoy, buoy boat, buoyage, buoyancy, buoyancy bags, buoyancy compensator, buoyant, buoyant force

Origin of buoyage

First recorded in 1850–55; buoy + -age

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Examples from the Web for buoyage

The buoyage has, perhaps, been reset in the interval of a voyage's absence.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone
In 1882 a conference was held upon a proposal to establish a uniform system of buoyage.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various
An international uniform system of buoyage, although desirable, appears impracticable.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for buoyage

buoyage

/ (ˈbɔɪɪdʒ) /

noun

a system of buoys

the buoys used in such a system

the providing of buoys

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