buoyage

[ boo-ee-ij, boi-ij ]

noun

, Nautical.

1. a system of buoys.
2. the provision of buoys.
3. a fee for the use of a mooring buoy.

buoyage

/ ˈbɔɪɪdʒ /

noun

1. a system of buoys
2. the buoys used in such a system
3. the providing of buoys

Word History and Origins

Origin of buoyage¹

First recorded in 1850–55; buoy + -age

Example Sentences

The appendix contains, inter alia, an illustrated description of the British Buoyage System.

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The buoyage has, perhaps, been reset in the interval of a voyage's absence.

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In 1882 a conference was held upon a proposal to establish a uniform system of buoyage.

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An international uniform system of buoyage, although desirable, appears impracticable.

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