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Understanding Buoys: Types and Uses

A buoy is a floating device that can be anchored in place or allowed to drift with waves. Buoys have many purposes and can be stationary or drifting. The word "buoy" comes from Old French or Middle Dutch and is commonly pronounced differently in British and American English.

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Understanding Buoys: Types and Uses

A buoy is a floating device that can be anchored in place or allowed to drift with waves. Buoys have many purposes and can be stationary or drifting. The word "buoy" comes from Old French or Middle Dutch and is commonly pronounced differently in British and American English.

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A buoy (/b/, also /bw/ or US /bui/) is a floating device that can have many purposes.

It can
be anchored(stationary) or allowed to drift with the sea wave. The word, of Old French or Middle
Dutch origin, is (in UK English) now most commonly pronounced /b/ (identical with boy, as
in buoyancy). In American English the pronunciation is closer to "boo-ee."
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1 Types

2 Other uses

5 References

6 External links

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