can buoy
noun
a cylindrical, unlighted buoy used as a channel marker.
Compare
nun buoy.
Origin of can buoy
First recorded in 1620–30
Words nearby can buoy
camshaft,
camus,
camwood,
caméra stylo,
can,
can buoy,
can do with,
can of worms,
can opener,
can tho,
can't
Example sentences from the Web for can buoy
He had so little room that his main-boom hit the can-buoy as he swept by.
The Seiners |James B. (James Brendan) Connolly
British Dictionary definitions for can buoy
can buoy
noun
nautical
a buoy with a flat-topped cylindrical shape above water, marking the left side of a channel leading into a harbour: red in British waters but green (occasionally black) in US waters
Compare nun buoy