buoyage
[ boo-ee-ij, boi-ij ]
/ ˈbu i ɪdʒ, ˈbɔɪ ɪdʒ /
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noun Nautical.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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buona sera, buon fresco, buon giorno, Buononcini, buoy, buoyage, buoyancy, buoyancy bags, buoyancy compensator, buoyant, buoy boat
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Example sentences from the Web for buoyage
The appendix contains, inter alia, an illustrated description of the British Buoyage System.
Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy, Vol. 2 of 2|Thomas Wodehouse Legh NewtonThe buoyage has, perhaps, been reset in the interval of a voyage's absence.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. BoneIn 1882 a conference was held upon a proposal to establish a uniform system of buoyage.
An international uniform system of buoyage, although desirable, appears impracticable.
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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