bell buoy

noun

A buoy on which is mounted a bell with four clappers, hung inside an iron cage, which is rung by the motion of the waves

Similar
gong buoy
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Meanings

nounbell buoy (plural bell buoys)

plural bell buoys

  1. A buoy on which is mounted a bell with four clappers, hung inside an iron cage, which is rung by the motion of the waves

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna buoy with a bell on it

Similar
gong buoy
Broader
acoustic buoy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch belboei
  • belboeibuoy
Estonian kellapoi
  • kellapoibuoy
Finnish kellopoiju
  • kellopoijubuoy
German Glockentonne
  • Glockentonnebuoy
Swedish klockboj
  • klockbojbuoy

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

bellboy
Cite this entry
APA

bell buoy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell%20buoy

MLA

“bell buoy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell%20buoy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bell buoy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell%20buoy.

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