buoyage

[ boo-ee-ij, boi-ij ]

nounNautical.
  1. a system of buoys.

  2. the provision of buoys.

  1. a fee for the use of a mooring buoy.

Origin of buoyage

1
First recorded in 1850–55; buoy + -age

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British Dictionary definitions for buoyage

buoyage

/ (ˈbɔɪɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. a system of buoys

  2. the buoys used in such a system

  1. the providing of buoys

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