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bouy

bouy is the misspelling of buoy.

Meaning of buoy

Noun

buoy (plural buoys)

  1. A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes
    • While comm buoys allow rapid transmission, there is a finite amount of bandwidth available. Given that trillions of people may be trying to pass a message through a given buoy at any one time, access to the network is parceled out on priority tiers.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Communications: Administration Codex entry
    1. A lifebuoy; a life preserver.
  2. (sign language) A sign where the non-dominant hand is held in a stationary configuration as a landmark for meaning associations with the dominant hand.
    • list buoy

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Questions about bouy

What is bouy the misspelling of?
Bouy is the misspelling of buoy.

Words near bouy in the dictionary

  1. bouwery
  2. Bouwman
  3. Bouwmans
  4. bouws
  5. Bouxwiller
  6. bouy
  7. bouyant
  8. Bouyei
  9. Bouyer
  10. Bouyers
  11. Bouygues

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