'Nun buoy' definitions:

Definition of 'nun buoy'

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noun
A buoy resembling a cone [syn: conical buoy, nun, nun buoy]

Definition of 'Nun buoy'

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  • nun \nun\ (n[u^]n), n. [OE. nunne, AS. nunne, fr. L. nonna nun, nonnus monk; cf. Gr. ?, ?; of unknown origin. Cf. Nunnery.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. [1913 Webster]
  • They holy time is quiet as a nun Breathless with adoration. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) (a) A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head. (b) The smew. (c) The European blue titmouse. [1913 Webster]
  • Gray nuns (R. C. Ch.), the members of a religious order established in Montreal in 1745, whence branches were introduced into the United States in 1853; -- so called from the color or their robe, and known in religion as Sisters of Charity of Montreal.
  • Nun buoy. See under Buoy. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Nun buoy'

From: GCIDE
  • Buoy \Buoy\ (bwoi or boi; 277), n. [D. boei buoy, fetter, fr. OF. boie, buie, chain, fetter, F. bou['e]e a buoy, from L. boia. "Boiae genus vinculorum tam ferreae quam ligneae." --Festus. So called because chained to its place.] (Naut.) A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water, as an anchor, shoal, rock, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Anchor buoy, a buoy attached to, or marking the position of, an anchor.
  • Bell buoy, a large buoy on which a bell is mounted, to be rung by the motion of the waves.
  • Breeches buoy. See under Breeches.
  • Cable buoy, an empty cask employed to buoy up the cable in rocky anchorage.
  • Can buoy, a hollow buoy made of sheet or boiler iron, usually conical or pear-shaped.
  • Life buoy, a float intended to support persons who have fallen into the water, until a boat can be dispatched to save them.
  • Nut buoy or Nun buoy, a buoy large in the middle, and tapering nearly to a point at each end.
  • To stream the buoy, to let the anchor buoy fall by the ship's side into the water, before letting go the anchor.
  • Whistling buoy, a buoy fitted with a whistle that is blown by the action of the waves. [1913 Webster]