A lot of times, it's a two-loop swim, and the turn buoy is only 300 yards away. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Kemper's reality: Swim, bike, run, get to the airport, eat] Reference
A buoy is tossed over the rail but the captain refuses to hard down the helm and send a boat to rescue. From Wordnik.com. [“Day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, . . . .”] Reference
You can see there is this buoy, which is basically kind of washed ashore. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 29, 2005] Reference
Not till August 31st was there picked up in the Arctic zone a buoy, which is preserved in the Museum of Stockholm. From Wordnik.com. [The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation] Reference
"A buoy is a floating body in the shape of two inverted cones united at their bases, made of copper or plate iron. From Wordnik.com. [Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing] Reference
"The next 'buoy' was a curve in the road, and we went around it beautiful. From Wordnik.com. [The Depot Master] Reference
The young aviator made out a buoy a few miles to the west. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane] Reference
It was at least enough to buoy investor sentiment for the day. From Wordnik.com. [Japan Announces New Stimulus, More Growth] Reference
Percy tossed over the buoy and the warp at which they had been pulling. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
As he approached the first buoy he opened his switch, stopping the engine. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
But while the hurricane threat will buoy prices for the short term, the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Orange-Juice Prices Storm Higher] Reference
With bitter regret he now realized that in dropping the buoy he had given up. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
Back of the arrow-head was a hole, through which was fastened the buoy-line. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
The ship ran aground when its captain mistook a buoy for a lighthouse (top). From Wordnik.com. [Heartbreak Postponed] Reference
Over splashed the buoy, an empty pickle-keg, painted red, and drifted astern. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
The buoy was then given to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. From Wordnik.com. [Chesapeake buoys provide data on the bay] Reference
Unfortunately, this is unlikely to buoy up audiences beyond the closing credits. From Wordnik.com. [The Karate Kid betrays America's fear of China] Reference
It was exactly this sort of political shift that helped buoy the Reagan Revolution. From Wordnik.com. [Why Business Bashing Has Flopped] Reference
Filippo, be ready to throw that buoy and coil of warp off the starboard bow the minute I make. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
Having a well-heeled foot span retail markets helped buoy her company as the economy collapsed. From Wordnik.com. [Vera Wang's Idea of Empire: Marry High, Low, In Between] Reference
Down on the breeze floated a distant, melancholy note, the voice of the whistling buoy south of. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
"Oh, I see," said Bert, "the line will stretch then, and the breeches buoy will go out on a pulley.". From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore] Reference
At the junction of the second and third a buoy was fastened, and another between the fourth and fifth. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
Before the wind turns sharp, he's traded the ring of the Runnelstone buoy for a gold band on his finger. From Wordnik.com. [Cormorant] Reference
A buoy sounded its slow rhythmic familiar knell as it rose and fell with the waves. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Dreams of Reality, 7] Reference
Economists say the high salaries and the demand for cleared personnel has helped buoy the D.C. area's economy. From Wordnik.com. [Wanted: Those with top secret clearances] Reference
Shutting and buttoning the door, he slid the trap overboard, started his engine, and headed for the next buoy. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
Hussey works in solitude, waves lapping gently against his boat, a bell buoy clanging gently in the background. From Wordnik.com. [Nat Hussey: Maine Lobsterman Pulls Traps By Hand For 'Zero-Carbon Lobster Harvesting'] Reference
Predictably, these bursts are often summoned ahead of elections to buoy voters 'confidence in the incumbent politicians. From Wordnik.com. [Irene Aldridge: Small Investors and the Implications of the Financial Reform Bill] Reference
Again, though, the refs hoisted a flag; New Zealand nipped a buoy at the finish and that infraction cost the boat the race. From Wordnik.com. [A Duel In The Sun] Reference
The sea was so wild it was impossible to send out the life-savers 'boats, so the guards were making ready the breeches buoy. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore] Reference
Dropping the buoy he had just gaffed, Percy took the oars and began rowing hard toward the sound, which gradually grew louder. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
Gaffing the buoy aboard, he pulled up the anchor, and soon was hauling in the trawl over the wooden roller on the starboard bow. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
And gridlock may prevent the government from trying to goose the economy with the kind of additional stimulus that may buoy stocks. From Wordnik.com. [Washington Gridlock Could Put Brakes on Wall Street] Reference
Ever since he became Japan's prime minister in September, he's struggled to buoy his plummeting popularity amid mishaps and scandals. From Wordnik.com. [The Burden of Japan] Reference
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