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.

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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

The collapse also meant that boaters moored further up the stretch of canal were stranded too.

From BBC

He said the pair, who were moored near the Grindley Brook Locks, would now have to spend Christmas in a hotel.

From BBC

Eagle, which was moored in New York Harbor.

From Literature

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From BBC

Related Words

• immobile
• motionless
• parked
• stagnant
• static