moorage

[ moor-ij ]

noun

a place for mooring.
a charge or payment for the use of moorings.

an act or instance of mooring or the state of being moored.

Origin of moorage

First recorded in 1640–50; moor² + -age

Words Nearby moorage

moonwalk
moonward
moonwort
moony
moor
moorage
moorbird
moorburn
moorcock
Moore
moored

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How to use moorage in a sentence

He found excellent moorage in five fathoms' depth of water, with a solid bottom of hard granite, which afforded a firm hold.
In Search of the Castaways | Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for moorage

moorage

/ (ˈmʊərɪdʒ, ˈmɔːrɪdʒ) /

noun

a place for mooring a vessel
a charge for mooring

the act of mooring

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