plural of safety buoy

plural of pull buoy

A buoy on which is mounted a bell with four clappers, hung inside an iron cage, which is rung by the motion of the waves

Alternative form of life buoy

(nautical) A ring lifebuoy, fitted with canvas breeches, rigged between ship and shore, for rescuing seamen when a ship is in danger of breaking up; also used for transferring people from ship to ship at sea.

(nautical) a truncated conical buoy, normally painted red and white, and numbered with even numbers, used to show the port side of a channel; the starboard side is marked with a conical buoy

(nautical) a buoy in the shape of a cone, normally painted black, and numbered with odd numbers, used to show the starboard side of a channel; the port side is marked with a can buoy

(idiomatic, transitive, figuratively) To uplift, hearten, inspire or raise the spirits of. / (idiomatic, transitive) To keep afloat; to provide with buoyancy.

(nautical) A small buoy, usually painted a distinctive color, attached to an anchor by a light line and used to indicate the location of the anchor on the bottom.

(nautical) 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.