Buoyage
a system of buoys.
the provision of buoys.
a fee for the use of a mooring buoy.
Historical Examples
Merchantmen-at-Arms David W. Bone
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 Various
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 Various
noun
a system of buoys
the buoys used in such a system
the providing of buoys
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