mooring buoy
noun Nautical.
a buoy to which ships or boats can be moored.
Origin of mooring buoy
First recorded in 1800–10
Words nearby mooring buoy
moore, henry,
moorfowl,
moorhead,
moorhen,
mooring,
mooring buoy,
mooring mast,
mooring rack,
mooring screw,
moorings,
moorish
Example sentences from the Web for mooring buoy
Peter crept forward and crouched on the deck in front of the mast I peered into the gloom to catch sight of our mooring-buoy.
Our Casualty And Other Stories |James Owen Hannay, AKA George A. Birmingham