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buoy B0554700 (bo͞o′ē, boi)n.1. A float placed in water and usually moored, as to mark a location, enable retrieval of a sunken object, or record oceanographic data.2. A life buoy.tr.v. buoyed, buoy·ing, buoys 1. To keep afloat or aloft: a glider buoyed by air currents.2. a. To maintain at a high level; support: "the persistent ... takeover speculation, which has buoyed up the shares of banks" (Financial Times).b. To hearten or inspire; uplift: "buoyed up by the team spirit and the pride of the older generation back at home" (Judith Martin).3. To mark with or as if with a buoy. [Middle English boie, from Old French boue, probably of Germanic origin; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]buoysShaped and colored floats, anchored to the seabed, to indicate channels, obstructions, or moorings.EncyclopediaSeebuoyLegalSeeBuoy |