moored

American  

[moord] / mʊərd /

adjective

1. (of a ship, boat, dirigible, buoy, etc.) secured in a particular place, as by ropes, cables, or anchors.

   We relaxed on the dock at night, staring at the stars and listening to the ocean lapping against the moored boats.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of moor.

Other Word Forms

• unmoored adjective

Etymology

Origin of moored

First recorded in 1595–1605; moor ² + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; moor ² + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

The ice had barely relinquished its grip on the water when I saw it moored on its side, hidden in the reeds, covered in a layer of green slime.

From Literature

The vault is structured like “an onion layer,” moored to bedrock and closely guarded, according to company Chief Executive Josh Phair.

From The Wall Street Journal

How they are laid: They can be floated at a depth of 3 to 10 feet, moored on a chain or anchored on the seabed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Contact mines can drift around on the surface with the current or can be moored to an anchor on the sea floor.

From Barron's

The ice made creaking sounds as waves broke over the edge where the boat was moored.

From Literature

Related Words

• immobile
• motionless
• parked
• stagnant
• static