In plural. Ropes, chains, cables, etc., by which a floating object is moored.

Scottish. A post or large pole, esp. a mooring post; any pole, strut, etc., used to give support or purchase. Also figurative.

(a) a strong upright post fixed in the ground for mooring a vessel; (b) a piece of wood fixed in the deck of a vessel to which mooring ropes are…

In singular.

a block of cast iron or concrete to which a vessel is moored.

any of the fixed anchors placed at the bottom of a harbour, to which vessels are moored.

An iron-shod pole used for mooring a punt, or serving as a mark for competitors in aquatic sports. Also attributive and figurative.

the stem of snub, v.1 used in a few combinations, as snub-devil n. a clergyman (obsolete slang). snub-line n. = snub-post n. snub-post n. U.S. a…