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ahoy

intj
/əˈhɔɪ/

Etymology

From a- + hoy (a nautical call used in hauling), from Middle English hoy (interjection), a greeting dating back to the fourteenth century. Compare Dutch hoi (“hi!, hello!”).

  1. derived from hoy

Definitions

  1. Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.

    • While he was thus occupied, a voice, still more uncouth than the former, bawled aloud, ‘Ho! the house, a-hoy!’

  2. Warning of something approaching or impending.

    • Lawsuits, ahoy! […] Towns can regulate use of their beaches. But what about the waters offshore?
    • Catalytic converters ahoy – Zeppelin's latest is one of those high-rev 3D driving games that simulates racing tracks from all over the world.

  3. To hail with a cry of "ahoy".

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An utterance of this interjection.

      • There were many ahoys heard from the approaching ship.

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Derived

ahoy-hoy, land ahoy, ship ahoy

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA