ahoy

== English == === Alternative forms === a-hoy === 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!”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈhɔɪ/ Rhymes: -ɔɪ === Interjection === ahoy (nautical) Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention. (humorous) Warning of something approaching or impending. 1992, Championship Run (video game review) in Your Sinclair issue 75, page 61 Catalytic converters ahoy – Zeppelin's latest is one of those high-rev 3D driving games that simulates racing tracks from all over the world. ==== Usage notes ==== Traditionally, when used from a ship to hail an approaching boat, the standard responses are: "aye aye", if a commissioned officer is in the boat; "no no", if no officer is in the boat; name of ship, if the captain of another ship is in the boat; "flag" if an admiral is in the boat. ==== Synonyms ==== (to attract attention): oi, yo; see also Thesaurus:hey ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: ahoj → Danish: ohøj → Dutch: ahoi → German: ahoi → Slovak: ahoj ==== Translations ==== === Verb === ahoy (third-person singular simple present ahoys, present participle ahoying, simple past and past participle ahoyed) To hail with a cry of "ahoy". === Noun === ahoy (plural ahoys) An utterance of this interjection. ==== Translations ==== === See also === yoohoo === References === === Anagrams === Hoya, hoya