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Webster 1913 Edition
Mooring
Moor′ing
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Mooring
MOOR'ING
,ppr.
MOOR'ING
,Noun.
Definition 2025
mooring
mooring
English
Verb
mooring
- present participle of moor
Noun
mooring (plural moorings)
- A place to moor a vessel
- The act of securing a vessel with a cable or anchor etc.
- (figuratively) Something to which one adheres to, or the means that help one maintain a stable position and keep one's identity - moral, intellectual, political, etc.
- 1890, John George Nicolay and John Hay, Abraham Lincoln: A History
- The party of pro-slavery reaction was for the moment in the ascendant; and as by an irresistible impulse, the Supreme Court of the United States was swept from its hitherto impartial judicial moorings into the dangerous seas of polities.
- 1898, Coates, Florence Earle, song: "Friendship from its Moorings Strays"
- Friendship from its moorings strays,
- Love binds fast together;
- Friendship is for balmy days,
- Love for stormy weather.
- 1890, John George Nicolay and John Hay, Abraham Lincoln: A History
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Translations
place to moor a vessel
act of securing a vessel