"cable buoy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cable buoys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cable buoy (plural cable buoys)
  1. (nautical) An empty cask employed to buoy up the cable in rocky anchorage. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-cable_buoy-en-noun-5KnegwYF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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