bogue

¹

[ bohg ]

noun

, Gulf States.

1. a bayou, stream, or waterway.

bogue

²

[ bohg ]

verb (used without object)

, Nautical.

, bogued, bogu·ing.

1. (of a sailing vessel) to tend to fall off from the wind.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bogue¹

1805–15; (< Louisiana French ) < Choctaw bok creek, stream, river

Origin of bogue²

Perhaps akin to dial. bog to move off

Example Sentences

Godbolt spoke in court just before his sentencing, blaming the devil for his actions on the night he killed eight people in the south Mississippi towns of Brookhaven and Bogue Chitto.

From Seattle Times

A storm surge warning, indicating danger from rising ocean water pushed inland by Ophelia, was in effect from Bogue Inlet, North Carolina, to Chincoteague, Virginia.

From Washington Times

A storm surge warning, indicating danger from rising water moving inland, was in effect from Bogue Inlet, North Carolina, to Chincoteague, Virginia.

From Seattle Times

The film was financed in part by two Davos veterans: Roksana Ciurysek-Gedir, a financier, and Zachary Bogue, a venture capitalist and the husband of the former Yahoo C.E.O.

From New York Times

He was found at midday on Monday near the pool of his holiday accommodation in Bogue Hill, St James.

From BBC