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mooring buoy

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noun Nautical.

a buoy to which ships or boats can be moored.

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Nearby words

  1. mooreeffoc,
  2. moorfowl,
  3. moorhead,
  4. moorhen,
  5. mooring,
  6. mooring mast,
  7. mooring rack,
  8. mooring screw,
  9. moorings,
  10. moorish

Origin of mooring buoy

First recorded in 1800–10
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for mooring buoy

  • Peter crept forward and crouched on the deck in front of the mast I peered into the gloom to catch sight of our mooring-buoy.

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