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
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
While swimming back to shore, he paused near a mooring buoy and was "in awe" as the shark swam towards him and passed within 2m, and then again at about 1m away.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2021
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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