buoy

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: boi, IPA: /bɔi/
• (US) enPR: bo͞o'ē, IPA: /ˈbuːi/

Noun

Singular buoy

Plural buoys

A buoy

1. A float in water that is used to mark something.

Verb

Plain form buoy

Third-person singular buoys

Past tense buoyed

Past participle buoyed

Present participle buoying

1. (transitive) To float.
2. (transitive) To keep something high.
3. (transitive) To mark/measure with a buoy.