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buoys

buoys is the plural of buoy.

buoys is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

See all 7 meanings of buoy

Phrases with buoys

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Questions about buoys

What is buoys the plural of?
Buoys is the plural of buoy.

Words near buoys in the dictionary

  1. buoyed up
  2. buoying
  3. buoying up
  4. buoyless
  5. buoylike
  6. buoys
  7. buoys up
  8. BUP
  9. bup bup bup
  10. bup-bup-bup
  11. buparlisib

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