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dan buoy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dæn ˈbɔɪ/ (Canada, Received-Pronunciation)
• /dæn ˈbu.i/ (General-American)
• /dæn ˈbɔɪ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Uncertain. One theory is that the term comes from "danger buoy".

Meanings

1. A small buoy, sometimes made of cork with a small flag, used to temporarily mark a position at sea, normally to mark a fishing ground, a minesweeping area, or a man overboard.
   • A dan buoy is usually laid from aft, the anchor and sinker being hung outboard through an after fairlead and the dan buoy hung from a tripping hook on a whip from the minesweeping davit, the mooring being led outboard. 1970 [1938], Great Britain. Hydrographic Department, chapter 1, in Admiralty Manual of Hydrographic Surveying, volume 2, United Kingdom: Hydrographer of the Navy, Dan Buoys (section 18), page 19:

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