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mooring |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mooring \Moor"ing\, n. 1. The act of confining a ship to a particular place by means of anchors or fastenings. 2. That which serves to confine a ship to a place as anchors, cables, bridles, etc 3. pl The place or condition of a ship thus confined. And the tossed bark in moorings swings. --Moore. {Mooring block} (Naut.), a heavy block of cast iron sometimes used as an anchor for mooring vessels. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Moor \Moor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moored}; p. pr & vb n. {Mooring}.] [Prob. fr D. marren to tie, fasten, or moor a ship. See {Mar}.] 1. (Naut.) To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; as the vessel was moored in the stream; they moored the boat to the wharf. 2. Fig.: To secure, or fix firmly. --Brougham. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mooring n 1: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: {moorage}, {berth}, {slip}] 2: a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place [syn: {mooring line}] 3: a act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes or anchors [syn: {docking}, {tying up}, {dropping anchor}]
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