swinging buoy

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swinging buoy [′swiŋ·iŋ ′bȯi]

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A buoy placed at a favorable location to assist a vessel to adjust its compass or swing ship; the bow of the vessel is made fast to one such buoy, and the vessel is swung by means of lines to a tug or to additional buoys.

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