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mooring
(mʊərɪŋ)
Word forms: plural moorings
1. countable noun
A mooring is a place where a boat can be tied so that it cannot move away, or the object it is tied to.
Free moorings will be available.
...mooring fees.
2. plural noun
Moorings are the ropes, chains, and other objects used to moor a boat.
He cut the engine and grabbed the mooring lines.
Emergency workers fear that the burning ship could slip its moorings.
mooring in British English
(ˈmʊərɪŋ, ˈmɔː-)
noun
1.
a place for mooring a vessel
2.
a permanent anchor, dropped in the water and equipped with a floating buoy, to which vessels can moor
mooring in American English
(ˈmʊrɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act of a person or thing that moors
2. [often pl.]
the lines, cables, etc. by which a ship, etc. is moored
3. [pl.]
a place where a ship, etc. is or can be moored
4. [often pl.]
beliefs, habits, ties, etc. that make one feel secure
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In other languagesmooring
British English: mooring NOUN
A mooring is a place where a boat can be tied so that it cannot move away.
Free moorings will be available.
- American English: mooring
- Brazilian Portuguese: ancoradouro
- Chinese: 停泊处
- European Spanish: amarradero
- French: mouillage
- German: Anlegeplatz
- Italian: ormeggio
- Japanese: 係留所
- Korean: 정박지
- European Portuguese: ancoradouro
- Latin American Spanish: amarradero