ahoy
/əˈhɔɪ/
interjection
- A call used to attract attention, especially from a ship or boat.
- ‘Ahoy, captain!’ called the crew member as he climbed aboard.
- The sailor cried ‘Ahoy there!’ to the passing vessel.
- ‘Ship ahoy!’ shouted the lookout from the crow's nest.
- A greeting or exclamation used in a playful or nautical way.
- He waved and called out ‘Ahoy!’ to his friends on the dock.
- ‘Ahoy, matey!’ said the pirate in the storybook.
- The children shouted ‘Ahoy!’ as they pretended to be sailors.
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