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nun buoy
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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2001
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nun buoy a buoy that is circular in the middle and tapering to each end.
early 18th cent.: from obsolete
nun ‘child's top’ and
buoy.
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Buoy funds remain elusive Fishermen, surfers value weather data
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 11/19/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...money to keep the buoy system adequately...said this week.The buoys themselves, the number...scientist for the buoy project, the information provided by the buoys has proved to be more...available for the buoy system, it would...federal funding for the buoys. "Over the past...
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 "News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL)")
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Buoy bashers rattle Chain|Fox Waterway Agency may post $10,000 reward
Newspaper article from: News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL); 6/26/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...including some custom-designed buoys and buoy lighting and cages that...agency manages the Homeowner Buoy Program (more than 450 buoys), which allows homeowners...1,495 each. Smaller buoys cost $245, and each buoy light costs $400. "So...
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Weather buoys see funding sink
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 1/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...to Pettigrew. "These buoys make operation at sea...he said. Losing the buoy system entirely, he added...early this decade. The buoys function at sea for only...switched with another buoy and brought in for maintenance...network has been using 22 buoys, only half of which are...
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Gulf buoy f leet thinning as federal funds dry up ; GoMOOS buoys provide data for scientists as well as weather information for boaters and fishermen.
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...03-01-2009 Gulf buoy f leet thinning as...funds dry up ; GoMOOS buoys provide data for scientists...one of those, the buoy off Portland Harbor...stopped servicing the buoys, and we now only...reports say the GoMOOS buoys provide a big safety...there is a weather buoy off Portland, ...
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BUOYS TO BE LANDMARKS SIX SEA SENTINELS TO DO SHORE DUTY AROUND GLOUCESTER
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/8/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Poore said. "Each buoy has a story to tell...the group decided on buoys as informational kiosks...last year for six buoys. "Each buoy has a 4,000-pound...the bottoms of those buoys in wet areas and simply...again." The first buoy should be ready for...
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Buoys catch whales on tape Researchers seek clues to mammals' behavior
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 12/12/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...from a boat. "[The buoys] are doing it constantly...said recently of the buoy system. "In theory, we could have a buoy out there all winter...Bioacoustic equipment The buoys were developed by scientists...research program. Each buoy consists of an external...
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NASA: Weather buoys vital for forecasts but need se seclusion.
M2 Presswire; 12/14/1999; 700+ words
; ...of ocean weather buoys operated by the National Data Buoy Center, part of...because these buoys are located in good...nautical-mile buoy, fishermen have...the National Data Buoy Center's network system of 67 weather buoys can be found on...
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Tending buoys ; The Coast Guard repairs and resets storm-tossed markers that play a vital role in mariners' safety.
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 4/30/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...correct location is a "discrepant buoy." Several of the buoys that Dupuis and his crew winched...involved with maintaining navigation buoys. Their work involves inspecting each buoy every year, rotating the buoys on a six-year schedule, and...
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BUOY BOUND
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/6/2009; 700+ words
; ...winter." Working buoys can be grueling for crews on board any buoy tender. Long hours...ensuring that each buoy is cleaned up, operational...There are 18 types of buoys maintained by the...500 pounds and each buoy serves a specific...s 51, nine foot buoys," said Waters...
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OceanNet buoy antenna compensation
Magazine article from: Sea Technology; 5/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...and salinity. Many buoys are deployed in a moored...and the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) C-MAN buoys. Other buoys float freely...communication from these buoys has, of course, increased...more sensors on a single buoy, which also drives the...
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buoy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
buoy , float anchored in navigable...number, and marking of the buoy are all significant, but unfortunately...operations, etc. Although the spar buoys (upright posts) used in northern...latitudes are usually wooden, large buoys are generally made of steel...
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anchor buoy
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
anchor buoy, a buoy used to mark the position of a ship's anchor when it is on the bottom...rocky bottom. With small anchors, such as those used by yachts , the buoy's rope is usually attached to the crown of the anchor with a turn round...
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fog-buoy
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
fog-buoy, a small buoy that, before the days of radar , was towed astern at the end of a long...the line, thus providing a means of retaining formation. When fog-buoys were in use, they were said to be streamed .
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nun buoy
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
nun buoy a buoy that is circular in the middle and tapering to each end. early 18th cent.: from obsolete nun ‘child's top’ and buoy .
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pillar buoy
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
pillar buoy, a buoy with a relatively tall superstructure on a broad base. When used in the IALA maritime buoyage system , only the colour of the buoy, and the colour and shape of the topmark, if fitted, is of navigational significance.
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