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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: moorings /ˈmʊərɪŋz ˈmɔː-/ pl n - the ropes, anchors, etc, used in mooring a vessel
- (sometimes singular) something that provides security or stability
moor•ing /ˈmʊrɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- NauticalUsually, moorings. [plural] the means by which a ship, boat, or aircraft is moored:Ships were torn from their moorings.
- Nautical moorings, [plural] a place where a ship, boat, or aircraft may be moored:The safest moorings were on the mainland.
- Usually, moorings. a source of stability or security:Would he lose his moorings if he began to doubt his religion?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024moor•ing (mŏŏr′ing),USA pronunciation n. - the act of a person or thing that moors.
- NauticalUsually, moorings. the means by which a ship, boat, or aircraft is moored.
- Nauticalmoorings, 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.
- 1375–1425; late Middle English; compare Middle Dutch moor; see moor2, -ing1
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