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 report, by Ginger Moored, a financial analyst at the city’s Office of Revenue Analysis, showed 29,362 more people moved out of the city than into it during 2020, with moves accelerating after March.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2021

Moored in this active harbor, I felt exposed.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2021

Moored buoys in the tropics are the best tools to monitor El Nino.

From The Verge • Jul. 23, 2021

Moored by their culture, Navy also saw on-field improvement Saturday.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2017

But they creep near the edge, look down— Great heaven! another world afloat, Moored as in seas of air; remote As their own childhood; swooning away Into a tenderer sweeter day, Innocent, sunny.

From Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Ingelow, Jean

Related Words

• immobile
• motionless
• parked
• stagnant
• static