BERTHING Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

berthing

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present participle of berth

as in mooring

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One tech mogul asked if the harbor could accommodate mooring a 100-foot sailboat.

— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 27 June 2026
Maritime tracking data from the trade intelligence firm Kpler shows the Yantar was in the area in January last year, mooring in Egypt then Algeria, and then sending one position ping 20 km (12 miles) from the last position of the Ursa Major on January 15.

— Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026

Definition of mooring

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The next time Orion launches, on Artemis III, the spacecraft's crew will be tasked with testing out docking hardware with the program's lunar lander vehicles in Earth orbit.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
After filling our brushes with mouthwash from docking station reservoirs, Sarah and I brushed our teeth side-by-side (a first for both of us professionally).

— Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026

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Also, the ship uses dynamic positioning in many cases versus anchoring and disturbing the ocean.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
So when Spurs hosted Charlton Athletic in the League Cup, Bentancur came in, anchoring for Bergvall and Fernandes to get forward.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of anchoring

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