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ahoy
[uh-hoi]
interjection
(used as a call to hail another ship, attract attention, etc.)
ahoy
/ əˈɔɪ /
interjection
nautical a hail used to call a ship or to attract attention
Example Sentences
“I like to think so. Into the unknown, integrity ahoy!”
A term used in hailing; as, ½Ship ahoy.¸
“Denver City, ahoy!” shouted out Hiram, putting his hands to his mouth as an improvised speaking trumpet.
But exactly as the bell struck eight for midnight, a tremendous voice was heard at the hatchway, if possible more than a hunched times louder than the boatswain’s, roaring out “All hands ahoy!”
"Schooner ahoy!" he shouted, when a shock-headed man of uncertain middle age poked his head up through a hatchway, and answered: "Ahoy yourself, and see how you like it."
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