Sekirov Dictionary

ahoy

/əˈhɔɪ/

exclamation 2
noun 1
verb 1
forms 3

exclamation2

•
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!’ — 1751
•
(humorous) Warning of something approaching or impending.
- Lawsuits, ahoy! […] Towns can regulate use of their beaches. But what about the waters offshore? — 1989

noun1

•
An utterance of this interjection.
- There were many ahoys heard from the approaching ship.

verb1

To hail with a cry of "ahoy".

forms

ahoyed · ahoying · ahoys

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