mooring buoy
noun Nautical.
a buoy to which ships or boats can be moored.
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Origin of mooring buoy
First recorded in 1800–10
Words nearby mooring buoy
moore, henry, moorfowl, moorhead, moorhen, mooring, mooring buoy, mooring mast, mooring rack, mooring screw, moorings, moorish
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Example sentences 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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