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mooring

[ moor-ing ]
/ ˈmʊər ɪŋ /
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noun

the act of a person or thing that moors.
Usually moorings. the means by which a ship, boat, or aircraft is moored.
moorings, a place where a ship, boat, or aircraft may be moored.
Usually moorings. one's stability or security: After the death of his wife he lost his moorings.

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Origin of mooring

1375–1425; late Middle English; compare Middle Dutch moor;see moor2, -ing1

Words nearby mooring

Moore's law, moorfowl, moor grass, Moorhead, moorhen, mooring, mooring buoy, mooring mast, mooring rack, moorings, mooring screw
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Words related to mooring

berth, wharf, harbor, anchorage, dock, station, marina, pier, port

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British Dictionary definitions for mooring

mooring
/ (ˈmʊərɪŋ, ˈmɔː-) /

noun

a place for mooring a vessel
a permanent anchor, dropped in the water and equipped with a floating buoy, to which vessels can moor
See also moorings
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