mooring
[ moor-ing ]
/ ˈmʊər ɪŋ /
Save This Word!
noun
QUIZZES
THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?
Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.
Question 1 of 8
Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Words nearby mooring
Moore's law, moorfowl, moor grass, Moorhead, moorhen, mooring, mooring buoy, mooring mast, mooring rack, moorings, mooring screw
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for mooring
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012