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danbuoy

danbuoy is the alternative form of dan buoy.

Meaning of dan buoy

Noun

dan buoy (plural dan buoys)

  1. A small buoy, sometimes made of cork with a small flag, used to temporarily mark a position at sea, normally to mark a fishing ground, a minesweeping area, or a man overboard.
    • A dan buoy is usually laid from aft, the anchor and sinker being hung outboard through an after fairlead and the dan buoy hung from a tripping hook on a whip from the minesweeping davit, the mooring being led outboard.1970 [1938], Great Britain. Hydrographic Department, chapter 1, in Admiralty Manual of Hydrographic Surveying, volume 2, United Kingdom: Hydrographer of the Navy, Dan Buoys (section 18), page 19

Forms of danbuoy

pluraldanbuoys

Questions about danbuoy

What is danbuoy the alternative form of?
Danbuoy is the alternative form of dan buoy.

Words near danbuoy in the dictionary

  1. Danaë
  2. danbaite
  3. Danbo
  4. Danbolt
  5. Danbolt-Closs syndrome
  6. danbuoy
  7. danbuoys
  8. danburite
  9. danburites
  10. Danbury
  11. Danbury shakes

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