moored

American  

[moord] / mʊərd /

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

Etymology

Origin of moored

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

Example Sentences

High winds have kept ferries moored in ports, with Greek media reporting some departures may resume on Thursday, weather permitting.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Storm Erminio has flooded streets, closed some schools and moored ferries.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

How they are laid: They can be floated at a depth of 3 to 10 feet, moored on a chain or anchored on the seabed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Avenger class ships are capable of finding and destroying moored and seabed mines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Only one demigod would make a boat like that, and he’d moored it as far out in the harbor as possible, where the Argo II couldn’t fail to spot it.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Related Words

• immobile
• motionless
• parked
• stagnant
• static