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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.
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Matthew Korfhage,
USA TODAY,
21 June 2024
Materials sent by ship were received at the company’s moorage along the Willamette River.
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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.
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BostonGlobe.com,
21 Sep. 2021
Typically $25 per passenger vehicle, and there may be additional slip and moorage fees.
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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.
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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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This is a land of cranes and diesel big rigs and container boxes as far as the eye can see, along with the aging but still glorious Queen Mary anchored off the marina.
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The private marina at Marina Shores was sold to a Kansas City firm that saw the city’s Hail Mary play and decided to investigate the city for business opportunities, Bonta said.
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The animal eventually crawled under a dock.
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Plus, its dock automatically empties the dustbin, washes and dries the mop pads, and can go up to 65 days between dustbin changes.
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The deck itself is designed to remain uncluttered, with mooring equipment concealed to preserve a clean and open environment.
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The quick-connect solution combines mooring and electrical cable protection for FOWTs.
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Ferretti Group Yachts from all of the Ferretti Group brands were represented in Borgo Santandrea’s anchorage.
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One of the VLCCs openly signaled its location in one of the anchorages in the Gulf of Oman a few days ago.
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The original treaty was negotiated by the upper basin states of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico as well as the three Lower Basin states of Arizona, Nevada and California.
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The wire seals certify a vessel had either been decontaminated and inspected for invasive species or was last launched in the Lake Tahoe basin, agency officials said in a news release.
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The port city of Sevastopol was historically home to the headquarters for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
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At the federal level, there have been efforts to mitigate the crisis including improving fentanyl detection at ports and borders.
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Turning Atkins's Legal Tools Into Financial Modeling Material At the Texas A&M Corporate Law Symposium, Chair Atkins floated innovative litigation safe harbors to break the disclosure gridlock.
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The completion of the harbor project follows a year in which cargo volumes tumbled due to ongoing trade uncertainty.
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“Moorage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moorage. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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