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
Last month, more than two dozen river barges broke loose from their moorings and floated down the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, striking one bridge that had already been preemptively closed and damaging a marina, officials said.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 16 May 2024
The mooring lines tethered to the ocean floor are made of rope nearly thick as a telephone pole and under heavy tension.
—David Sharp and Jennifer McDermott, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024
The ban covers foam egg cartons, takeout containers, meat trays, coolers, ice chests, dock floats and mooring buoys.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2023
The expandable area doubles as a waterside beach club and a mooring spot for runabouts or Jet Skis.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2024
The lack of mooring for the term coincides with a metaphysical sensibility according to which the human framework will soon be transcended.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
As of early Tuesday morning, the Anchor Marina dock structure, which had broken off its moorings and later crashed into Jersey Island, was still not secure.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
Amenities will include a fitness center, kids’ club, wellness area, heated outdoor pool, restaurants, bars, and boat moorings.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2024
Prima previously broke from its mooring ropes in Zeebrugge, Belgium, in July because of wind.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 16 May 2024
The mooring lines tethered to the ocean floor are made of rope nearly thick as a telephone pole and under heavy tension.
—David Sharp and Jennifer McDermott, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024
The ban covers foam egg cartons, takeout containers, meat trays, coolers, ice chests, dock floats and mooring buoys.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2023
The expandable area doubles as a waterside beach club and a mooring spot for runabouts or Jet Skis.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2024
The lack of mooring for the term coincides with a metaphysical sensibility according to which the human framework will soon be transcended.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
As of early Tuesday morning, the Anchor Marina dock structure, which had broken off its moorings and later crashed into Jersey Island, was still not secure.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
Amenities will include a fitness center, kids’ club, wellness area, heated outdoor pool, restaurants, bars, and boat moorings.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2024
Prima previously broke from its mooring ropes in Zeebrugge, Belgium, in July because of wind.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
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“Mooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mooring. Accessed 23 May. 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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