Ahoy
/əˈhɔɪ/ intj, noun, verb
intj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An utterance of this interjection.
"There were many ahoys heard from the approaching ship."
Verb
- 1 To hail with a cry of "ahoy".
Intj
- 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. humorous
"Lawsuits, ahoy! […] Towns can regulate use of their beaches. But what about the waters offshore?"
Antonyms
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More examples"Ahoy! Can you see us in this fog?"
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!”).