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moorage

noun

Definition of moorage

as in marina

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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. — 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

Among them are a special events center, parking garage, transit station, marina expansion and a 300-room hotel.

— Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
Emergency personnel who responded to the scene administered medical aid to the man, who the sheriff's office said was a resident of the marina.

— Nick Lentz, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of marina

Noun

The one-story warehouse includes 81 dock-high doors and four grade-level doors, featuring 36-foot clear heights and more than 200 trailer parking spaces.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
City staff supports project City staff told the planning commission on Wednesday that the project calls for adding an outdoor storage area, loading docks, and reestablishing the median at the entrance on Gillham road that was removed years ago.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

Definition of dock

Noun

The platform would achieve stability in deep, turbulent waters through taut mooring lines that secure its floating foundation firmly to the seabed.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
The deck itself is designed to remain uncluttered, with mooring equipment concealed to preserve a clean and open environment.

— Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Definition of mooring

Noun

According to data from container shipping market research firm Linerlytica, there were 156 ships waiting at anchorage at Shanghai and Ningbo on Tuesday, a significantly larger number than the 87 ships at berth.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
During the summer, children learn to sail just beyond the anchorage.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of anchorage

Noun

Since 1952, Salar de Talabre, a tailing basin, has been used to dispose of mining waste from Chuquicamata; these days, too, from Radomiro Tomic and Ministro Hales.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
The lagoon, which serves as a drainage detention basin, spans 212 acres and has an average depth of about 6 feet, according to the city’s website.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Definition of basin

Noun

Oil prices ticked up Wednesday after the US launched a fourth consecutive night of strikes on Iran and reimposed a blockade on ships going to and from Iranian ports.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Specialist teams were on standby to remove the container from the vessel, according to the port.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026

Definition of port

Noun

In early June, Belgian maritime harbor pilots went on strike stemming from a longstanding dispute with lawmakers over federal pension reforms.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
Its ships have hundreds of rooms and suites—not thousands—and slip into harbors that megaships cannot reach, keeping shore days intimate enough that the market vendor, the guide, and the lunch that follows feel like part of the same long afternoon.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

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