a temporary buoy having a staff for carrying a flag or light
Word origin
[1680–90; orig. uncert.]This word is first recorded in the period 1680–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: gangway, mob, reservoir, skyrocket, turnoff
Examples of 'dan buoy' in a sentence
dan buoy
Croyden Treneer leaned on the Maria V's gunwale, watching the dan buoy.