1
chiefly British
: an expanse of open rolling infertile land
2
: a boggy area
especially
: one that is peaty and dominated by grasses and sedges
1
: one of the Arab and Berber conquerors of Spain
2
: berber
Examples of moor in a Sentence
Noun (1)
as she wanders the windswept moor, the novel's heroine vows that she will never marry the vicar
a mysterious figure who was said to have haunted the moors of southwest England
Verb
We found a harbor and moored the boat there for the night.
The boat was moored alongside the dock.
We need to find a place to moor for the night.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
In pictures published earlier this month, Robbie is seen in a wedding scene, walking the English moors in a white ball gown, with a veil, diamond tiara and bridal bouquet.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
The audio was captured by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration moored passive acoustic recorder, approximately 900 miles from the implosion site, the Coast Guard said.
—Graham Hurley, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Set in the dreary English moors, Brontë’s book is steeped in mist and mystery.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
In pictures published earlier this month, Robbie is seen in a wedding scene, walking the English moors in a white ball gown, with a veil, diamond tiara and bridal bouquet.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
The United Kingdom's National Oceanography Centre was testing the sub, which was named Boaty McBoatface in a viral online poll in 2016, when mooring for the camera system got tangled in its propeller, the center said in a statement Monday.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
The audio was captured by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration moored passive acoustic recorder, approximately 900 miles from the implosion site, the Coast Guard said.
—Graham Hurley, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Moor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moor. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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moor
1 of 3 noun
: a boggy area
especially
: one that is peaty and dominated by grasses and sedges
moor
2 of 3 verb
: to fasten in place with cables, lines, or anchors
moor a boat
moorage
noun
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Etymology
Noun
Old English mōr "an area of open and wet wasteland"
Verb
Middle English moren "to fasten (a boat) in place"
Noun
Middle English More "Moor," from early French More (same meaning), from Latin Maurus "a person from Mauretania (a country in Africa)"
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