mooring

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moor·ing | \ ˈmu̇r-iŋ

Definition of mooring

1 : an act of making fast a boat or aircraft with lines or anchors

2a : a place where or an object to which something (such as a craft) can be moored

b : a device (such as a line or chain) by which an object is secured in place

3 : an established practice or stabilizing influence : anchorage sense 2 —usually used in plural

Examples of mooring in a Sentence

We found a temporary mooring in the harbor. The wind was strong enough to tear the boat from its moorings.

Recent Examples on the Web Plus boaters without a permanent mooring have to move every 14 days and travel at least 21 miles a year, under Canal & River Trust rules. — New York Times, 20 July 2021 Working from home during the pandemic, most of us shifted our mooring point to a home office, kitchen table, spare bedroom, or similar location. — Zachary M. Seward, Quartz, 6 July 2021 Johansson’s left side crashed into the goal post, dislodging it from the mooring and forcing him out of the game. — BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2021 This is a boater's paradise with a private jetty, slipway, boathouse, deepwater mooring, barbecue pavilion, and heated saltwater pool on the water's edge. — Ellen Paris, Forbes, 23 June 2021 The second type of mooring factor involves concerns. — Karen Renaud And Norah Alkaldi, WSJ, 7 June 2021 The vessel features Dynamic Positioning for electronic anchoring and mooring in shallow waters, as well as a heat recovery system in the generators to help heat the pool in a more efficient manner. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 June 2021 Some crew members slept in vehicles until a temporary structure was opened in the boat’s mooring area. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 9 June 2021 Hawaiʻi Island police said Tuesday officers received a report of an unresponsive man at 10:14 a.m., who was pulled out of the waters at the Pentagon mooring off of Anaehoomalu Bay in the Waikoloa Beach Resort area. — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 9 June 2021

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