mooring

[ moor-ing ]

/ ˈmʊər ɪŋ /

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noun

the act of a person or thing that moors.

Usually moorings. the means by which a ship, boat, or aircraft is moored.

moorings, a place where a ship, boat, or aircraft may be moored.

Usually moorings. one's stability or security: After the death of his wife he lost his moorings.

Origin of mooring

1375–1425; late Middle English; compare Middle Dutch moor;see moor², -ing¹

Words nearby mooring

Moore's law, moorfowl, moor grass, Moorhead, moorhen, mooring, mooring buoy, mooring mast, mooring rack, moorings, mooring screw

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Example sentences from the Web for mooring

That is, neither country can afford to anchor its strategy to ideology, long after any mooring in reality has vanished.
Israel Needs Better War Technology|Lloyd Green|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The dirigible is now connected with the head of the mooring mast by a long length of steel wire rope.
Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours|Arthur Whitten Brown
All that day the Dutch spent in getting into the bay and mooring their ships.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11|Robert Kerr
The Chicora was brought from her mooring, and placed in the lock with her bow up-stream.
A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River|Barlow Cumberland

Every piece of furniture capable of being moved, had been torn from its mooring, and placed in some fantastic position.
Heroines of the Crusades|C. A. Bloss
The mere fact that I had left my tender tied to the mooring buoy might not be understood.
Swept Out to Sea|W. Bertram Foster

British Dictionary definitions for mooring

mooring

/ (ˈmʊərɪŋ, ˈmɔː-) /

noun

a place for mooring a vessel

a permanent anchor, dropped in the water and equipped with a floating buoy, to which vessels can moor

单词	mooring
释义	mooring [ moor-ing ] / ˈmʊər ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mooring ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of a person or thing that moors. Usually moorings. the means by which a ship, boat, or aircraft is moored. moorings, a place where a ship, boat, or aircraft may be moored. Usually moorings. one's stability or security: After the death of his wife he lost his moorings. Origin of mooring 1375–1425; late Middle English; compare Middle Dutch moor;see moor², -ing¹ Words nearby mooring Moore's law, moorfowl, moor grass, Moorhead, moorhen, mooring, mooring buoy, mooring mast, mooring rack, moorings, mooring screw Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mooring That is, neither country can afford to anchor its strategy to ideology, long after any mooring in reality has vanished. Israel Needs Better War Technology\|Lloyd Green\|July 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The dirigible is now connected with the head of the mooring mast by a long length of steel wire rope. Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours\|Arthur Whitten Brown All that day the Dutch spent in getting into the bay and mooring their ships. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11\|Robert Kerr The Chicora was brought from her mooring, and placed in the lock with her bow up-stream. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River\|Barlow Cumberland Every piece of furniture capable of being moved, had been torn from its mooring, and placed in some fantastic position. Heroines of the Crusades\|C. A. Bloss The mere fact that I had left my tender tied to the mooring buoy might not be understood. Swept Out to Sea\|W. Bertram Foster British Dictionary definitions for mooring mooring / (ˈmʊərɪŋ, ˈmɔː-) / noun a place for mooring a vessel a permanent anchor, dropped in the water and equipped with a floating buoy, to which vessels can moor See also moorings Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mooring berth, wharf, harbor, anchorage, dock, station, marina, pier, port
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mooring

noun

Origin of mooring

Words nearby mooring

Example sentences from the Web for mooring

British Dictionary definitions for mooring

noun

Words related to mooring