can buoy

can bu·oy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kan boo-ee, boi]
- /kæn ˈbu i, bɔɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kan boo-ee, boi]
- /kæn ˈbu i, bɔɪ/

Definitions of can buoy words

noun can buoy a buoy with a flat-topped cylindrical shape above water, marking the left side of a channel leading into a harbour: red in British waters but green (occasionally black) in US waters 3
noun can buoy a cylindrical, unlighted buoy used as a channel marker. 1
noun can buoy (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. 0

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Origin of can buoy

First appearance:

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1620-30

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Parts of speech for Can buoy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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can buoy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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