ahoy
ahoy · ahoys
Ahoi
An utterance of this interjectionAn utterance of this interjection.
/əˈhɔɪ/
» Ahoy! Can you see us in this fog?
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1 sensesAn utterance of this interjection.
There were many ahoys heard from the approaching ship.
Ahoi
Examples
1 sentencesAhoy! Can you see us in this fog?
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin
From a- + hoy (a nautical call used in hauling), from Middle English hoy (interjection), aFrom 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!”).
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