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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 plant, a cross between shallow water eelgrass Zostera marina and deeper water Zostera pacifica, persisted where both parent species struggled.—
Annika Hammerschlag,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Bystander boaters rescued a man, who was on the boat dock when the fire department arrived at the lake’s marina, Nolan said.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Bystander boaters rescued a man, who was on the boat dock when the fire department arrived at the lake’s marina, Nolan said.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2026
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There is no dock for boaters at the site of the restaurant.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Advanced mooring and monitoring systems introduced Engineers behind the project introduced several new technologies to handle extreme marine environments.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
4 May 2026
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Setting Point On the island's southern shore, Setting Point is the location of Anegada's only mooring.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Friendship Bay Beach on the eastern shore is another popular anchorage with a beautiful beachfront, while remote Crescent Beach on the island's northeast coast offers a castaway feel.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Scientists also struggled to explain strange chemical deposits rich in thorium and iron found southwest of the basin.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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Despite its location between Charleston and Hilton Head, the basin draws a fraction of the visitors to those super-popular destinations.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Spanish officials say the ship will dock at the Granadilla port in Tenerife, where passengers will be allowed to leave the ship.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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This includes ports on India’s west coast including Nhava Sheva and Mundra, as well as Colombo in Sri Lanka.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
Noun
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People are talking about how we may not be allowed to enter the harbor.—
Akash Kapur,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Water Street, the town's main drag, has a smattering of restaurants interspersed with antique shops, but for a bite with a view, check out the popular Dog Watch Cafe overlooking the harbor.—
Amy Thomas,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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“Moorage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moorage. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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