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buoying
We have found lemma(root) word of buoying : buoy.
Definitions
[bɔɪ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring
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Origin
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Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch boye, boeie, from a Germanic base meaning ‘signal’. The verb is from Spanish boyar ‘to float’, from boya ‘buoy’
[bɔɪ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- keep (someone or something) afloat
(e.g: the creatures could swim, both buoyed up and cooled by the water)
- mark with a buoy
(e.g: the wreck is often buoyed during summer months)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch boye, boeie, from a Germanic base meaning ‘signal’. The verb is from Spanish boyar ‘to float’, from boya ‘buoy’
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