Definition of "buoyage" []

• Any of several codes of practice under which buoys of various shapes and colours are used for the same navigational purpose (noun)

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• "Both are used in conjunction with a conventional direction of buoyage."
• "In the Great Lakes, the conventional direction of buoyage is generally considered westerly and northerly, except on Lake Michigan, where southerly movement is considered as returning from the sea."
• "That is, if the topmost band is red, leave it on the right, if green, leave it on the left when proceeding in the conventional direction of buoyage."