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    moor·ing
    /ˈmo͝oriNG/

    noun

    • 1. a place where a boat or ship is moored: "the boat had been at its usual moorings immediately prior to the storm"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mooringMooring Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MOORING is an act of making fast a boat or aircraft with lines or anchors. How to use mooring in a sentence.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMOORING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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. 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.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › mooringMooring - definition of mooring by The Free Dictionary

    The act or an instance of making fast an aircraft or a vessel, as by a cable or anchor. 2. A place or structure to which a vessel or aircraft can be moored. 3. Equipment, such as anchors or chains, for holding fast a vessel or aircraft.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmooring noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    [countable] the place where a ship or boat is moored. Definition of mooring noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › mooringMooring - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A mooring is kind of like a parking lot for boats — it's a place people can keep their dinghies, sailboats, or ships tied up. One complication of owning a boat is that you need to rent a mooring for it, a place to keep it while you're not out on the water.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMOORING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    MOORING definition: 1. a place to tie a boat: 2. the ropes or chains that keep a boat from moving away from a…. Learn more.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › mooring_n1mooring, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the noun mooring mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun mooring . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryMOORING - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    A mooring is a place where a boat can be tied so that it cannot move away, or the object it is tied to. 2. Moorings are the ropes, chains, and other objects used to moor a boat.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionmooring noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of mooring noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › mooringMooring Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    MOORING meaning: 1 : a place where a boat or ship can be anchored or moored often plural; 2 : the anchors, ropes, and cables that are used to hold a boat or ship in place

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