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bell buoy
noun
Nautical.
- a buoy having a bell that is rung by the motion of the buoy.
bell buoy
noun
- a navigational buoy fitted with a bell, the clapper of which strikes when the waves move the buoy
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bell buoy1
First recorded in 1830–40
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The island is silent year-round except for the clanging of a bell buoy and the far-off drone of lobster boats.
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Listen for the gentle clanging of a bell buoy on Rosario Strait.
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A one tonne bell buoy installed 15 years ago to celebrate a town's maritime history has been stolen.
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At times, when his band mates were thrashing around him, his bass lines felt both rooted and freely bobbing, a bell buoy in heavy seas.
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The previous day, the unit had to reposition a large bell buoy, nine feet in diameter, near the Statue of Liberty that had been bashed by a barge and dragged south over half a mile.
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