moor
noun
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
have moored
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present perfectof moor.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Nearby, several sanctioned oligarchs, including members of Putin’s inner circle, have moored their superyachts.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2022
Under the sea off Scotland various research groups have moored a number of underwater microphones, known as hydrophones, to record the noises of marine creatures.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2022
As well as a flood of ordinary people, luxury yachts of the super-rich have moored close to the stadium.
From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2012
And then she began to fan herself with a fan which was fastened to her person by a chain that might have moored a steamer.
From Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) by Arnold Bennett
Round about where we have moored, the bamboo poles of fishermen are planted.
From Glimpses of Bengal Selected from the Letters of Sir Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
