moorings

/ ˈmɔː-, ˈmʊərɪŋz /

plural noun

1. nautical the ropes, anchors, etc, used in mooring a vessel

2. (sometimes singular) something that provides security or stability

Example Sentences

Authorities said the port and a fish processing facility had been flooded, and vessels had been swept from their moorings.

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In a way the rising take-up for these memberships reflects India's broader post-liberalisation growth story – when the country opened up to the world and discarded its socialist moorings.

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Yacht moorings: During renovations, he spent time on one of his yachts anchored in the Potomac River and another penthouse apartment.

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Half a century ago, few of these frozen moorings, or "pinning points", showed much change.

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More than a third of these frozen moorings, known as pinning points, have decreased in size since the turn of the century, experts say.

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