Anchor buoy
a buoy used to indicate the location of an underwater anchor.
Historical Examples
He got into a rowboat brought by an attendant, and tied the plane to an anchor buoy.
The Electronic Mind Reader John Blaine
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ice formed below the surface of a body of water that attaches either to a submerged object or to the bottom. noun (Canadian) ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
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. a knot made by taking a round turn on the object to which the rope is to be fastened, passing the end of the rope around the standing part and under the round turn, and securing the end. noun a knot used to fasten a rope to an anchor, ring, or spar
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a 32-point light, visible from at least two miles away, shown at night near the bow and not more than 20 feet (6 meters) above the deck of a vessel lying at anchor. Historical Examples But he never lost sight of this anchor light for more than a few moments at a time. The Meadow-Brook […]