- navigation buoy
- навигационный буй
Englsh-Russian aviation and space dictionary. - M.: Military publishing house USSR Ministry of Defence. edited by M. Murashkevich. 1974.
Englsh-Russian aviation and space dictionary. - M.: Military publishing house USSR Ministry of Defence. edited by M. Murashkevich. 1974.
buoy — ► NOUN ▪ an anchored float serving as a navigation mark or for mooring. ► VERB 1) keep afloat. 2) (often be buoyed up) cause to become or remain cheerful and confident. 3) cause (a price) to rise to or remain high. ORIGIN probably from Dutch boye … English terms dictionary
Buoy — A buoy is a floating device that can have many different purposes, which determine whether the buoy is anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift. The word, of Old French or Middle Dutch origin, is nowadays most commonly pronEng|ˈbɔɪ (identical… … Wikipedia
Buoy tender — A buoy tender is a type of vessel used to maintain and replace navigational buoys. The United States Coast Guard uses buoy tenders to accomplish one of its primary missons of maintaining all U. S. Aids to Navigation (ATON).Types of CG buoy… … Wikipedia
navigation — navigational, adj. /nav i gay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of navigating. 2. the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile. [1520 30; < L navigation (s. of navigatio) a voyage.… … Universalium
buoy — Synonyms and related words: Carling float, Mae West, Roman candle, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, balefire, balsa, balsa raft, beacon, beacon fire, bear up, bell, bell buoy, blinker, blue peter, bob, boom, breeches buoy, buoy up, caution… … Moby Thesaurus
buoy — /booh ee, boy/, n. 1. Naut. a distinctively shaped and marked float, sometimes carrying a signal or signals, anchored to mark a channel, anchorage, navigational hazard, etc., or to provide a mooring place away from the shore. 2. a life buoy. v.t … Universalium
navigation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Travel on water Nouns 1. navigation; celestial navigation, dead reckoning; circumnavigation; pilotage, steerage; seamanship; navigability. 2. (active boating) boating, yachting, yacht racing, sailing,… … English dictionary for students
buoy — [bɔɪ] noun an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show hazards, or for mooring. verb 1》 (usu. be buoyed up) keep afloat. ↘cause (a price) to rise to or remain high. 2》 mark with a buoy. Derivatives buoyage noun Origin ME: prob.… … English new terms dictionary
buoy — n. & v. n. 1 an anchored float serving as a navigation mark or to show reefs etc. 2 a lifebuoy. v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by up) a keep afloat. b sustain the courage or spirits of (a person etc.); uplift, encourage. 2 (often foll. by out) mark with a… … Useful english dictionary
buoy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. float; marker; bellbuoy, lifebuoy. See navigation, indication. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. float, drift, floating marker; see float 1 . Types of buoys include: bell, can, life, nun, light, whistling. III… … English dictionary for students
buoy — /boy/buwiy/ A floating object intended as a guide and warning to mariners, by marking a spot where the water is shallow, or where there is a reef or other danger to navigation, or to mark the course of a channel. Buoys are regulated by federal… … Black's law dictionary