Thesaurus results for MOORAGE

moorage

noun

Definition of moorage

as in marina

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Recent Examples of moorage The Queen of the Lake floats on Lake Union, with a three-sided moorage and city views. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026 Just 20 minutes from downtown Seattle, the home’s proximity to the Mercer Island Beach Club makes lake access and boat moorage convenient. — 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

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Noun

European private equity firms are also on a marina buying spree to fill the shortage in the Mediterranean.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Later, heading into a windy marina with strong tides, Alex leads a smooth, competent docking.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of marina

Noun

The contract deadline for union security workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and their maritime employers has been pushed back to Friday, again prolonging the threat of a potential strike at the San Pedro Bay docks.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
The singer—pictured here on an East Hampton dock in 2001—has always felt at home on the water.

— Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of dock

Noun

Italian Sea Group will not say who paid for, or who is now paying for, those mooring costs.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Smaller ships occupied other berths, and one tanker was loading at an offshore mooring, with a UAE naval corvette standing guard nearby.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of mooring

Noun

The vessel then traveled thousands of miles to a Malaysian offshore anchorage, where UANI filmed the vessel receiving fuel and other services offshore.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
The transfer took place at an anchorage off Zhoushan on October 13, in open water away from port infrastructure, according to Chinese Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC), a state energy firm.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of anchorage

Noun

Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon Chaffee County The bodies of both men were found on Wednesday morning in a basin of West Apostle Mountain.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
However, Swain cautioned that the wetter-than-average conditions do not mean an end to the ongoing water crisis in the Colorado River basin.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of basin

Noun

According to reporting by Ocula, the global strikes called for an end to the use of ports for transporting arms—art workers also issued demands for better living and working conditions.

— News Desk, Artforum, 2 Nov. 2026
The latest proposal Iran has publicly discussed would fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping within two days if Washington meets several conditions, including lifting its blockade of Iranian ports.

— Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of port

Noun

It’s being used to help balance power grids, manage ships and harbors, and write hospital patient records.

— Shahnaz Bashir, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
The proposals also addressed tax relief for property owners affected by the 2025 Palisades fire, changes to campaign finance and election rules, and new requirements for the city’s airports and harbor.

— Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

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