"light buoy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: light buoys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} light buoy (plural light buoys)
  1. (nautical) A buoy with a light on top which is lit at night to aid navigation. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (buoy with a light): lysbøye [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), lysbøye [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-light_buoy-en-noun-e~1nKIVs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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