'Mooring block' definitions:

Definition of 'Mooring block'

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]