"can buoy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: can buoys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} can buoy (plural can buoys)
  1. (nautical) a truncated conical buoy, normally painted red and white, and numbered with even numbers, used to show the port side of a channel; the starboard side is marked with a conical buoy Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-can_buoy-en-noun-q9wd6JXj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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