English Explanatory Dictionary

buoyage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A series of buoys or floating beacons to mark the course for vessels.
  2. Any of several codes of practice under which buoys of various shapes and colours are used for the same navigational purpose.
  3. A fee charged to all boats that use waters that are marked with buoys, which goes to their maintenance.

Word forms

buoyage buoyages

Etymology

From buoy + -age.

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