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Epic Interactive Encyclopedia, The - 1998 Edition (1998)(Epic Marketing).iso
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A buoy, pronounced boy is a floating object
used to mark channels for shipping or warn of
hazards to navigation. Buoys come in
different shapes, such as a pole, cylinder,
and cone. Light buoys carry a small tower
surmounted by a flashing lantern, and bell
buoys house a bell, which rings as the buoy
moves up and down with the waves. Mooring
buoys are heavy and have a ring on top to
which a ship can be tied.
Subject by: John Denver