'Mooring' definitions:
Definition of 'mooring'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
(nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place [syn: mooring, mooring line]
Definition of 'Mooring'
From: GCIDE
- Mooring \Moor"ing\, n.
- 1. The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors or fastenings. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which serves to confine a ship to a place, as anchors, cables, bridles, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 3. pl. The place or condition of a ship thus confined. [1913 Webster]
- And the tossed bark in moorings swings. --Moore. [1913 Webster]
- Mooring block (Naut.), a heavy block of cast iron sometimes used as an anchor for mooring vessels. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Mooring'
From: GCIDE
- Moor \Moor\ (m[=oo]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moored (m[=oo]rd); 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: To secure, or fix firmly. --Brougham. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'mooring'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anchor,
- anchorage,
- anchorage ground,
- basin,
- berth,
- breakwater,
- bulkhead,
- colonization,
- debarkation,
- disembarkation,
- disembarkment,
- dock,
- dockage,
- docking,
- dockyard,
- dropping anchor,
- dry dock,
- embankment,
- establishment,
- fixation,
- foundation,
- going ashore,
- groin,
- harbor,
- harborage,
- haven,
- hook,
- inauguration,
- initiation,
- installation,
- installment,
- investiture,
- jetty,
- jutty,
- landfall,
- landing,
- landing place,
- landing stage,
- lodgment,
- marina,
- mole,
- mooring buoy,
- moorings,
- mudhook,
- peopling,
- pier,
- plantation,
- population,
- port,
- protected anchorage,
- quay,
- road,
- roads,
- roadstead,
- seaport,
- seawall,
- settlement,
- settling,
- shipyard,
- slip,
- tying up,
- wharf
Words containing 'Mooring'
- Moor,
- Moore,
- Moored,
- Low Moor,
- Moor buzzard,
- Moor coal,
- Moor cock,
- Moor coot,
- Moor game,
- Moor grass,
- Moor hawk,
- Moor hen,
- Moor monkey,
- Moor titling,
- Moor whin,
- Moore County,
- Moore Haven,
- Moore Station,
- Moore, ID,
- Moore, MT,
- Moore, NC,
- Moore, OK,
- Moore, TN,
- Moore, TX,
- Moores Hill,
- Moores Hill, IN,
- Moores Mill,
- Mooring block,
- Susan Moore,
- douglas moore,
- dudley moore,
- henry moore,
- marianne moore,
- marston moor,
- moor berry,
- moor fowl,
- mooring anchor,
- mooring line,
- mooring mast,
- mooring tower,
- thomas moore,
- Low Moor, IA,
- Low Moor, VA,
- Lynchburg, Moore County,
- Moore County, NC,
- Moore County, TN,
- Moore County, TX,
- Moore Haven, FL,
- Moore Station, TX,
- Moores Mill, AL,
- Susan Moore, AL,
- battle of marston moor,
- frederick moore vinson,
- g. e. moore,
- george edward moore,
- henry spencer moore,
- marianne craig moore,
- moor-bird,
- Lynchburg, Moore County, TN,
- carry amelia moore nation,
- david john moore cornwell,
- dudley stuart john moore,
- whitney moore young jr.