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nun buoy

American  
[nuhn] / nʌn /

noun

  1. a conical, unlighted buoy used as a channel marker, especially on the starboard side of a channel entering from seaward.

nun buoy British  
/ nʌn /

noun

  1. nautical a buoy, conical at the top, marking the right side of a channel leading into a harbour: green in British waters but red in US waters Compare can buoy

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Etymology

Origin of nun buoy

1695–1705; obsolete nun spinning top + buoy

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I verily believe I could hit a nun buoy if it was anchored in any part of the ocean.

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