Buoy

Quick meaning: Buoy is a noun meaning (nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes.

Meaning

(nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To keep afloat or aloft; used with up.
2. (transitive) To support or maintain at a high level.
3. (transitive) To mark with a buoy.
4. To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence; to lift the spirits of.
5. (linguistics, sign language) A sign where the non-dominant hand is held in a stationary configuration as a landmark for meaning associations with the dominant hand.

Example Sentences

to buoy an anchor; to buoy or buoy off a channel

Buoyed by the huge success, they announced two other projects.

Not one rock near the surface was discovered which was not buoyed by this floating weed.

“My Heart Will Go On” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Feb. 28, 1998, buoying the Titanic soundtrack’s 16-week run atop the Billboard 200.

Word Forms

• buoys
• buoying
• buoyed

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mooring, raft, lifeline, beacon, float, marker.

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