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- noun Common misspelling of
buoy .
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Examples
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You can attend a CG bouy tender skimming demonstration
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And that the young couple was there to bouy my spirits a bit afterwards.
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It would seem like an ideal location to deploy such a system, as the Linear bouy generator described here.
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I think that was just a way to say, ‘get rid of Murphy’ and to bouy up some of his business.
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Some of us latch onto a bouy in the ocean, and hang onto it so as not to drown.
Publishing Without Comfort; Thoughts on Editorial Policy 2007
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I checked the data bouy closest to Humberto very close by the way and the max winds had been in the 20 to 22 knot range.
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I do both ocean and bouy, although I now live in Bozeman, Montana, where large bodies of water and fleets of boats are scarce.
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If readjustments were made based on land, sea, bouy or air recon info, then it is warranted; otherwise, the person is guessing.
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I am trying to understand how to access historical data beginning Jan 1, 2007 thru Dec 31, 2008 on wave heights on a day by day basis for the NOAA bouy located near Corpus Christi, Tx.
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The submerged bouy system eliminates the need for liquid natural gas ships to enter American ports or facilities near major population centres.
Archive 2006-04-01 Ed Hollett 2006
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