| 单词 | fog buoy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfog buoy fog buoy n. now historical a buoy used to aid navigation at sea in foggy conditions; spec. one towed behind a ship as a guide to vessels behind. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > buoys, marks, or lighthouses > [noun] > fog warning devices > towed behind a ship fog buoy1851 1851 Lieut. D. D. Porter Let. July in Rep. Officers Constituting Light-house Board (1852) 209 A fog-buoy, with a heavy bell, should also be placed on the bight of Frying Pan shoal. 1884 Jrnl. Royal United Service Inst. 9 May 751 Admiral Cator's fog buoy..is issued now to all ships of size in the Channel and Mediterranean fleets. 1939 War Illustr. 29 Dec. 532/2 In foggy weather..every ship tows from the stern on the end of a long line a brightly-painted wooden cask, which is known as a fog-buoy. 2012 M. G. Walling Forgotten Sacrifice v. 144 The ships lost sight of each other and began to sail whenever possible by the fog buoy towed by the vessel ahead. < as lemmas |
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