mooring
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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
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Twenty-four boats tied up in slips along the dock were moved to other moorings. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "May 24, 1960: Tsunami reaches San Diego," 24 May 2018 Monroe Harbor only has moorings which require boaters to hail a tender out to their boats. — Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, "Where have the boats gone from Monroe Harbor, rest of Chicago lakefront?," 5 July 2018 Four sensors are on the dock to help guide the ship to its moorings. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "Skip the Seasickness: How Boats Are Getting More Tech-Savvy," 28 June 2018 On June 27th, 2015, Bree Newsome climbed the state house flag pole in South Carolina to remove a Confederate flag from its moorings. — Jenn M. Jackson, Teen Vogue, "Black Women Are Not Your Superheroes," 9 July 2018 In 2007, there were 980 total moorings at Monroe Harbor and all of them were occupied, according to Westrec. — Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, "Where have the boats gone from Monroe Harbor, rest of Chicago lakefront?," 5 July 2018 The complex of piers, artificial islands and offshore moorings on the finger of land curling into the Gulf at Ras Tanura is the biggest oil-export terminal of the world’s biggest oil exporter. — The Economist, "Breaking the curseWhy Gulf economies struggle to wean themselves off oil," 21 June 2018 Work will include demolition of some buildings, storm water treatment and drainage work, improvements to load bearing capacity and replacing mooring equipment. — Stephen Singer, courant.com, "Connecticut Seeks Boost For New London Port For Wind Turbine Equipment Transit," 29 May 2018 With an expansive view of the ocean, Seaward has two private moorings for boats. — Candace Taylor, WSJ, "Relisted Newport Estate Seeks to be Rhode Island’s Priciest Home," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mooring.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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mooring
noun
English Language Learners Definition of mooring
: a place where a boat or ship can be anchored or moored
moorings : the anchors, ropes, and cables that are used to hold a boat or ship in place
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Kids Definition of mooring
1 : a place where a boat can be fastened so it will not float away
2 : a chain or line used to hold a boat in place
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