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Recent Examples of moorage
Just 20 minutes from downtown Seattle, the home’s proximity to the Mercer Island Beach Club makes lake access and boat moorage convenient.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
The conservancy has for more than a decade tried unsuccessfully to find a permanent moorage for the SS United States as a floating hotel, museum, entertainment complex, or all of the above.
—Matthew Korfhage, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
Materials sent by ship were received at the company’s moorage along the Willamette River.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
The study will help determine whether floating docks are viable for transient moorage and for staging areas for local individuals or charter boats loading and unloading gear and passengers, according to officials.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2021
Typically $25 per passenger vehicle, and there may be additional slip and moorage fees.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 22 May 2019
Officers were called to the moorage at Chandler’s Cove around 4:30 a.m., where the theft had been reported, according to the Seattle Police Department.
—Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, 21 Aug. 2018
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
The conservancy has for more than a decade tried unsuccessfully to find a permanent moorage for the SS United States as a floating hotel, museum, entertainment complex, or all of the above.
—Matthew Korfhage, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
Materials sent by ship were received at the company’s moorage along the Willamette River.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
The study will help determine whether floating docks are viable for transient moorage and for staging areas for local individuals or charter boats loading and unloading gear and passengers, according to officials.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2021
Typically $25 per passenger vehicle, and there may be additional slip and moorage fees.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 22 May 2019
Officers were called to the moorage at Chandler’s Cove around 4:30 a.m., where the theft had been reported, according to the Seattle Police Department.
—Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, 21 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moorage
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The resort's short course, The Clutch, takes full advantage of the scenic setting, and fishing charters and nature tours are available from the marina.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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According to the Navy, the man was swimming near a marina in Panama City when he was attacked by the shark.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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The crew will subsequently rendezvous with the Blue Moon lander, dock, and enter the Blue Origin vehicle.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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The early report allowed firefighters to stop the fire from spreading to the covered dock building or nearby vessels, officials said.—
The Baltimore Sun,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The system consists of a floating steel structure approximately 74 meters (243 feet) long, anchored to the seabed using a four-point mooring system.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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These are the inchoate and unarticulated aspects of the relationship an author offers to us through a book, the parts of the reading experience that provide a kind of psychological mooring for a reader.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Routes spanning the Seychelles, Tanzania and Madagascar remain comparatively underserved, particularly for small expedition vessels capable of accessing remote anchorages and outer islands.—
Rachel Ingram,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Faced with an impassable strait, carriers did not hold vessels in indefinite anchorage.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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The state in recent months has begun nudging the river district and the eight groundwater districts within the basin to begin taking more concrete steps to slow the depletion.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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In the primary bathroom, Italian art students hand-painted the mirrors with similarly metallic hues, which complement the brass basins hammered by a Lebanese artist.—
Nicolas Milon,
Architectural Digest,
13 June 2026
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Sarbananda Sonowal, India’s minister of ports, shipping and waterways, said the three seafarers on the Settebello had been confirmed dead, with two bodies recovered so far.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Over the past decade, Beijing transformed several reefs and outcroppings in the Spratly Islands into fortified artificial islands equipped with airfields, deep-water ports, radar systems and missile sites.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The circuit winds through the streets of Monte Carlo — past the harbor, a famous casino, and through a tunnel — demanding relentless concentration as cars brush inches from the barriers.—
Sahil Kapur,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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Oceanside’s spring harbor dredge completed May 9 pumped more than 320,000 cubic yards of sediment from the entrance channel to nearby beaches, one of the largest hauls in recent years.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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“Moorage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moorage. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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