anchor buoy

anchor buoy
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.

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  • Anchor buoy — Buoy Buoy (bwoi or boi; 277), n. [D. boei buoy, fetter, fr. OF. boie, buie, chain, fetter, F. bou[ e]e a buoy, from L. boia. Boiae genus vinculorum tam ferreae quam ligneae. Festus. So called because chained to its place.] (Naut.) A float; esp. a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anchor buoy — noun : a buoy attached to or marking the position of an anchor * * * a buoy used to indicate the location of an underwater anchor. * * * anchor buoy noun A buoy indicating the position of an anchor • • • Main Entry: ↑anchor …   Useful english dictionary

  • anchor buoy — a large, spherical buoy supporting and marking the various ropes connected to the main anchor used in Danish seining …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • anchor buoy — a buoy used to indicate the location of an underwater anchor. * * * …   Universalium

  • anchor buoy — /ˈæŋkə bɔɪ/ (say angkuh boy) noun a small buoy made fast to an anchor and floating above it, to indicate its position …  

  • Buoy — (bwoi or boi; 277), n. [D. boei buoy, fetter, fr. OF. boie, buie, chain, fetter, F. bou[ e]e a buoy, from L. boia. Boiae genus vinculorum tam ferreae quam ligneae. Festus. So called because chained to its place.] (Naut.) A float; esp. a floating… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anchor rope — 1) a rope connected to an anchor or anchor chain 2) a cable laid rope acting as a spring between the anchor wire and anchor buoy in a Danish seine. Also called anchor trot …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • anchor seine — Danish seine (a seine or cone shaped otter trawl which is hauled over an area of about 2 square kilometres to a stationary vessel from an anchor buoy, the very long towing ropes disturbing clouds of mud which help herd the fish into the net. Also …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • Buoy — Buoy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buoyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Buoying}.] 1. To keep from sinking in a fluid, as in water or air; to keep afloat; with up. [1913 Webster] 2. To support or sustain; to preserve from sinking into ruin or despondency. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bell buoy — Buoy Buoy (bwoi or boi; 277), n. [D. boei buoy, fetter, fr. OF. boie, buie, chain, fetter, F. bou[ e]e a buoy, from L. boia. Boiae genus vinculorum tam ferreae quam ligneae. Festus. So called because chained to its place.] (Naut.) A float; esp. a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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