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Mooring

Mooring Meaning & Definition
Mooring Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mooring?

[n] a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place
[n] a place where a craft can be made fast

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mooring: berth | moorage | mooring line | slip

Related Terms | Find terms related to Mooring: anchor | anchorage | anchorage ground | basin | berth | breakwater | bulkhead | colonization | debarkation | disembarkation | disembarkment | dock | dockage | docking | dockyard | dropping anchor | dry dock | embankment | establishment | fixation | foundation | going ashore | groin | harbor | harborage | haven | hook | inauguration | initiation | installation | installment | investiture | jetty | jutty | landfall | landing | landing place | landing stage | lodgment | marina | mole | mooring buoy | moorings | mudhook | peopling | pier | plantation | population | port | protected anchorage | quay | road | roads | roadstead | seaport | seawall | settlement | settling | shipyard | slip | tying up | wharf

See Also | anchorage | anchorage ground | headfast | line

Mooring In Webster's Dictionary

\Moor"ing\, n. 1. The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors or fastenings. 2. That which serves to confine a ship to a place, as anchors, cables, bridles, etc. 3. pl. The place or condition of a ship thus confined. And the tossed bark in moorings swings. --Moore. {Mooring block} (Naut.), a heavy block of cast iron sometimes used as an anchor for mooring vessels.

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