mooring buoy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mooring buoy
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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I think back to Åkernes as a child, rowing his boat to school in the fjord, barely escaping a different boulder rumbling down the mountain onto his mooring buoy.
From National Geographic • Oct. 20, 2023
The sanctuary plans to reveal the location in coming months and is considering placing a mooring buoy at the site.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023
Interest in the object - dubbed "Godzilla egg", "mooring buoy" and "from outer space" - started earlier this week after a local alerted police upon noticing the unusual object on the shore.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023
The find in coastal city Hamamatsu has been variously dubbed "Godzilla egg", "mooring buoy" and "from outer space" by fascinated locals.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2023
The point was to hit a mooring buoy at first, then a piling on the next dock.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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