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Buoy
01
a floating object anchored in a body of water, typically used for navigation, marking hazards, or for indicating the location of something such as a submarine cable
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
buoys
Examples
The sailors used the buoy to mark the safe entry point into the harbor.
to buoy
01
mark with a buoy
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
buoy
3rd person singular
buoys
Present participle
buoying
Past simple
buoyed
Past participle
buoyed
02
keep afloat
03
float on the surface of water
