"stream the buoy" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: streams the buoy [present, singular, third-person], streaming the buoy [participle, present], streamed the buoy [participle, past], streamed the buoy [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stream the buoy (third-person singular simple present streams the buoy, present participle streaming the buoy, simple past and past participle streamed the buoy)
  1. (nautical, dated) To drop the anchor buoy overboard, before letting go of the anchor. This is done to avoid the buoy getting obstructed by the anchor chain. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-stream_the_buoy-en-verb-HO-3-RUD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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