1
: an act of making fast a boat or aircraft with lines or anchors
2
a
: a place where or an object to which something (such as a craft) can be moored
b
: a device (such as a line or chain) by which an object is secured in place
3
: an established practice or stabilizing influence : anchorage sense 2
—usually used in plural
Examples of mooring in a Sentence
We found a temporary mooring in the harbor.
The wind was strong enough to tear the boat from its moorings.
Recent Examples on the Web
However, in 1952, a US Viking rocket broke loose of its moorings at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 1 July 2024
Wayward boats are common during Florida hurricane season as vessels succumb to high winds and get taken off their moorings.
—Rima Abdelkader, NBC News, 1 July 2024
The pier, touted by the Biden administration as a supplement to land routes, had operated for about a week when high seas and a storm tore it from its moorings and tossed Army vessels supporting it onto the shore.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
On July 13, four cargo-laden barges broke free from their moorings at Kaw Point and collided with the Hannibal Bridge’s piers.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2024
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 1 July 2024
Wayward boats are common during Florida hurricane season as vessels succumb to high winds and get taken off their moorings.
—Rima Abdelkader, NBC News, 1 July 2024
The pier, touted by the Biden administration as a supplement to land routes, had operated for about a week when high seas and a storm tore it from its moorings and tossed Army vessels supporting it onto the shore.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
On July 13, four cargo-laden barges broke free from their moorings at Kaw Point and collided with the Hannibal Bridge’s piers.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2024
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“Mooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mooring. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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mooring
noun
moor·ing
ˈmu̇(ə)r-iŋ 
1
: a place or object to which a boat or aircraft can be fastened
2
: a device or line by which a boat or aircraft is moored
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