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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
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
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
buoy
3rd person singular
buoys
Past simple
buoyed
Past participle
buoyed
02
keep afloat
03
float on the surface of water
