livbøye

Norwegian

noun-c
Definitions
  • (nautical) a lifebuoy

Etymology

Compound from Norwegian Bokmål liv (life) + Norwegian Bokmål bøye (verb)derived from English lifebuoy.

Origin

English

lifebuoy

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