conical buoy
Noun: A type of buoy that is shaped like a cone. It is a navigational aid, typically used in maritime contexts to mark specific areas or hazards for ships and boats. Its distinctive conical shape allows mariners to identify it and its meaning from a distance.
The term "conical buoy" is used specifically to describe a buoy with a conical top. Its primary function is to convey navigational information. In the standard maritime buoyage system, a conical buoy often (but not always, depending on the regional system) marks the starboard (right) side of a channel when entering from the sea.
- Noun:
- The sailors spotted a red conical buoy marking the edge of the shipping lane.
- Always keep the conical buoys to your starboard side when returning to harbor.
- The chart indicated a wreck marked by a special conical buoy.
- "To leave a conical buoy to port/starboard": A standard navigational instruction specifying on which side of the vessel the buoy should be passed.
- The captain ordered, "Leave the next conical buoy to starboard."
- Nun buoy: Another common name for a conical buoy, especially in some historical or regional contexts.
- Lateral mark: The general category of buoys (including conical and can buoys) used to mark the sides of navigable channels.
- Navigation buoy / Channel marker: General terms for buoys used in navigation, which include conical buoys.
- Navigational buoy: A general term for any buoy used for maritime navigation.
- Channel marker: A buoy that marks a channel.
(Note: "Conical buoy" itself is not typically part of phrasal verbs or idioms. The related phrases are standard nautical instructions.) - To round a buoy: To sail around a buoy. - The race course requires competitors to round the conical buoy before heading back.
- a buoy resembling a cone