mooring

American  

[moor-ing] / ˈmʊər ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that moors. moor.

2. Usually moorings. the means by which a ship, boat, or aircraft is moored. moor.

3. moorings, a place where a ship, boat, or aircraft may be moored. moor.

4. Usually moorings. one's stability or security.

   After the death of his wife he lost his moorings.

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mooring British  

/ ˈmʊərɪŋ, ˈmɔː- /

noun

1. a place for mooring a vessel

2. a permanent anchor, dropped in the water and equipped with a floating buoy, to which vessels can moor

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Etymology

Origin of mooring

1375–1425; late Middle English; compare Middle Dutch moor; moor ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Police said they were aware of a boat having been taken from its mooring in Brightlingsea, which has since been located "adrift in the water".

From BBC

I untie the mooring ropes and hold the boat steady as everyone gets in.

From Literature

Some were going into the front room of the master’s house, while others were untying the canoe from its mooring post.

From Literature

The steam mooring lighter with Victorian equipment and early diving gear is believed to have been lost in 1903 while travelling from Portsmouth to Portland.

From BBC

The attack damaged one of the moorings at a Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal, whose shareholders include Russia and Kazakhstan as well as U.S. majors Chevron and Exxon Mobil.

From The Wall Street Journal