Meaning & use

buoys

noun·Academic

Floating markers anchored in water to guide ships, mark hazards, or indicate specific locations.

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The sailors steered carefully between the red and green buoys marking the channel.

Swimmers were told to stay within the line of orange buoys near the shore.

A note on using this word

"Bouys" is a misspelling; the correct plural is "buoys," from the singular "buoy."

Words with a similar meaning

markers

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