MOORING

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors or fastenings.

2.
n.

That which serves to confine a ship to a place, as anchors, cables, bridles, etc.

3.
n.

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.


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