moorage

[ moor-ij ]

noun
  1. a place for mooring.

  2. a charge or payment for the use of moorings.

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

Origin of moorage

1
First recorded in 1640–50; moor2 + -age

Words Nearby moorage

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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.

British Dictionary definitions for moorage

moorage

/ (ˈmʊərɪdʒ, ˈmɔːrɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. a place for mooring a vessel

  2. a charge for mooring

  1. the act of mooring

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