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    A buoy (/ˈbɔɪ, buː.i/; boy, BOO-ee) is a floating device that can have many purposes. It can be anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift with ocean currents...
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  • Look up buoy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A buoy is a floating device of many types and uses. Buoy(s) may also refer to: Buøy, Hundvåg, Stavanger...
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    The Southernmost Point Buoy is an anchored concrete buoy in Key West, Florida, marking the southernmost point in the continental United States, the lowest...
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  • A SLOT buoy (short for: "Submarine-Launched One-Way Transmitter Buoy" or "Submarine-Launched One-Way Tactical Buoy") is a buoy with an on-board radio...
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    Buøy is an island in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger. The 0...
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    Null Island (redirect from Soul buoy)
    Guinea. A weather buoy, named the Soul buoy after the soul music genre, is permanently moored at the location. The nearest land to Null Island is a small...
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    A buoy tender is a type of vessel used to maintain and replace navigational buoys. This term can also apply to an actual person who does this work. The...
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    Buoy is the official mascot for the Seattle Kraken, a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Seattle. The process of finding a mascot took two years...
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    A pull buoy or leg float is a figure-eight shaped piece of closed-cell foam used in swim workouts. Swimmers place the buoy between their thighs or their...
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    rescue buoy is a floating buoy, attached to a submarine and released in the event of a serious accident or sinking. The buoy remains attached to the submarine...
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    A rescue buoy or rescue tube or torpedo buoy is a piece of lifesaving equipment used in water rescue. This flotation device can help support the victim's...
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  • spar buoy is a tall, thin buoy that floats upright in the water and is characterized by a small water plane area and a large mass. Because they tend to be...
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    Lifebuoy (redirect from Life buoy)
    A lifebuoy is a life-saving buoy designed to be thrown to a person in water to provide buoyancy and prevent drowning. Some modern lifebuoys are fitted...
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    Weather buoys are instruments which collect weather and ocean data within the world's oceans, as well as aid during emergency response to chemical spills...
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  • A GPS buoy is a buoy equipped with a GPS receiver. It is used for sea level and research search-and-rescue operations, among other applications. GPS sonobuoy...
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  • The Buoys may refer to: The Buoys (American band), a pop rock band The Buoys (Australian band), an alternative rock band Boys (disambiguation) Buoy (disambiguation)...
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    A breeches buoy is a rope-based rescue device used to extract people from wrecked vessels, or to transfer people from one place to another in situations...
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  • There are two classes of USCG Inland Buoy Tenders. The 100-foot Class Inland Buoy Tenders consists of the following boats: USCGC Bluebell (WLI-313); Portland...
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  • Marker buoy may refer to: Surface marker buoy used by divers A floating sea mark A light- or smoke-emitting buoy used in naval warfare This disambiguation...
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    Sonobuoy (redirect from Sonar buoy)
    A sonobuoy (a portmanteau of sonar and buoy) is a small expendable sonar buoy dropped from aircraft or ships for anti-submarine warfare or underwater acoustic...
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