MOORING Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

mooring 1 of 2

noun

Definition of mooring

as in berth

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as in anchorage

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mooring

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verb

present participle of moor

as in securing

to put securely in place or in a desired position moored the boat to the dock

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Recent Examples of mooring

Noun

The tanker is scheduled to berth at the company's offshore mooring facility later Friday to unload its crude oil. — ABC News, 7 May 2026 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

Verb

One tech mogul asked if the harbor could accommodate mooring a 100-foot sailboat. — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 27 June 2026 Maritime tracking data from the trade intelligence firm Kpler shows the Yantar was in the area in January last year, mooring in Egypt then Algeria, and then sending one position ping 20 km (12 miles) from the last position of the Ursa Major on January 15. — Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mooring

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Noun

Lionel Messi delivered a master class June 22, scoring twice in Argentina’s 2-0 win over Austria to break Miroslav Klose’s all-time World Cup scoring record with his 17th career goal and clinch a knockout-stage berth.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
Ehsan, who led UIC to a 19-16 record and an NIT berth, will earn $544,846 in 2026-27.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026

Definition of berth

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

Verb

Conventional wisdom would suggest that in deep blue Broward, the only true Democratic stronghold in South Florida, Cervera would have an uphill battle securing the seat he’s held for just over a year.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
And last year, someone breached Datadog's own source code, which is a pretty uncomfortable look for a company whose whole pitch is securing everyone else.

— Todd Gordon, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Definition of securing

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

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

Sullenberger is best known for saving the lives of 155 passengers on board US Airways Flight 1549 along with co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles by making an emergency landing on the Hudson River near Manhattan.

— Niya Doyle, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
Wide-body planes An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches for a landing at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026

Definition of landing

Verb

The headphones uses a 12-point through-bolt construction, with 12 screws clamping the housing assembly from the outer housing to the front plate.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Firefighters quickly tended to mother and baby, clamping and cutting the umbilical cord, and both were transported in stable condition to the hospital.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

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