Definition of ahoy in English:

ahoy

exclamation əˈhɔɪəˈhɔɪ

Nautical humorous

A call used to greet someone or draw attention to something from a distance.
ahoy there!
喂！
land ahoy!
Example sentencesExamples
- I mean, this was a man who greeted somebody travelling in a land-based vehicle with the words ‘Well ahoy there.’
- The ref blows for full time - golden goal or penalties ahoy!
- It will be ship ahoy for the brave mum-of-two Marie next Tuesday as she takes up the Cabin Fever challenge on board a 90 ft Schooner ship.
- Christmas ahoy: Christmas parties are the next big thing in the pipeline in the area.
- We didn't know what it was going to be like when we started, but as we got into it, more and more people, all the emails I get now instead of hi Peter, it's ahoy!

Origin

Mid 18th century: from ah + hoy¹.

Rhymes

alloy, Amoy, annoy, boy, buoy, cloy, coy, destroy, employ, enjoy, Hanoi, hoi polloi, hoy, Illinois, joy, koi, oi, ploy, poi, Roy, savoy, soy, tatsoi, toy, trompe l'œil, troy

Definition of ahoy in US English:

ahoy

exclamationəˈhoiəˈhɔɪ

Nautical humorous

A call used to greet someone or draw attention to something from a distance.
ahoy there!
喂！
ship ahoy!
Example sentencesExamples
- The ref blows for full time - golden goal or penalties ahoy!
- It will be ship ahoy for the brave mum-of-two Marie next Tuesday as she takes up the Cabin Fever challenge on board a 90 ft Schooner ship.
- We didn't know what it was going to be like when we started, but as we got into it, more and more people, all the emails I get now instead of hi Peter, it's ahoy!
- I mean, this was a man who greeted somebody travelling in a land-based vehicle with the words ‘Well ahoy there.’
- Christmas ahoy: Christmas parties are the next big thing in the pipeline in the area.

Phrases

land ahoy!

An exclamation announcing the sighting of land from a ship.
啊嗬（从船上看到陆地时的感叹语）
Example sentencesExamples
- Tempted by the memories of too many pirate movies as a kid, I shout, only a little maliciously, ‘Land ahoy!’
- I am woken from my dreams as the lookout guards shout Land Ahoy! Britain is in sight.
- From high above the voice of a man hollered, ‘Land ahoy!’
- Jimmy the lookout boy called Land ahoy!
- On the morning of day 13, I called Land Ahoy as Antiguas east coast hove into view.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from ah + hoy.

词汇	ahoy
释义	Definition of ahoy in English: ahoy exclamation əˈhɔɪəˈhɔɪ Nautical humorous A call used to greet someone or draw attention to something from a distance. ahoy there! 喂！ land ahoy! Example sentencesExamples I mean, this was a man who greeted somebody travelling in a land-based vehicle with the words ‘Well ahoy there.’ The ref blows for full time - golden goal or penalties ahoy! It will be ship ahoy for the brave mum-of-two Marie next Tuesday as she takes up the Cabin Fever challenge on board a 90 ft Schooner ship. Christmas ahoy: Christmas parties are the next big thing in the pipeline in the area. We didn't know what it was going to be like when we started, but as we got into it, more and more people, all the emails I get now instead of hi Peter, it's ahoy! Origin Mid 18th century: from ah + hoy¹. Rhymes alloy, Amoy, annoy, boy, buoy, cloy, coy, destroy, employ, enjoy, Hanoi, hoi polloi, hoy, Illinois, joy, koi, oi, ploy, poi, Roy, savoy, soy, tatsoi, toy, trompe l'œil, troy Definition of ahoy in US English: ahoy exclamationəˈhoiəˈhɔɪ Nautical humorous A call used to greet someone or draw attention to something from a distance. ahoy there! 喂！ ship ahoy! Example sentencesExamples The ref blows for full time - golden goal or penalties ahoy! It will be ship ahoy for the brave mum-of-two Marie next Tuesday as she takes up the Cabin Fever challenge on board a 90 ft Schooner ship. We didn't know what it was going to be like when we started, but as we got into it, more and more people, all the emails I get now instead of hi Peter, it's ahoy! I mean, this was a man who greeted somebody travelling in a land-based vehicle with the words ‘Well ahoy there.’ Christmas ahoy: Christmas parties are the next big thing in the pipeline in the area. Phrases land ahoy! An exclamation announcing the sighting of land from a ship. 啊嗬（从船上看到陆地时的感叹语） Example sentencesExamples Tempted by the memories of too many pirate movies as a kid, I shout, only a little maliciously, ‘Land ahoy!’ I am woken from my dreams as the lookout guards shout Land Ahoy! Britain is in sight. From high above the voice of a man hollered, ‘Land ahoy!’ Jimmy the lookout boy called Land ahoy! On the morning of day 13, I called Land Ahoy as Antiguas east coast hove into view. Origin Mid 18th century: from ah + hoy. int.1 phr.
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