moored

[moord]

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.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of moor.

Other Word Forms

• unmoored adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of moored¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; moor ² + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; moor ² + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

Thousands more are being housed in cruise ships that have been moored in the estuary.

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On Monday thousands of delegates poured into the COP venue in a heavily air-conditioned former aerodrome, some coming from accommodation in shipping containers and cruise ships moored on the riverside.

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A large ocean-going tug has been moored off Greenock for nearly a week, waiting for the final approvals to be signed off so it can begin its departure.

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Falls of Clyde, built in 1878, had been moored as a museum ship in Honolulu since the 1960s but had fallen into a poor state of repair.

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Five of the vessels intercepted on Thursday are now moored at the Israeli Ashdod Naval Base, tracking website Marine Traffic showed on Friday morning.

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