About The Word Mooring
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Mooring
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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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