verb🔗ShareTo cast anchor or become fastened."The sailboat moored safely in the harbor. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like"the vessel was moored in the stream"nauticalsailingvehicletechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo secure or fix firmly."The workers moored the heavy equipment to the ground to prevent it from falling. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA place to moor a vessel."The marina's spacious mooring provided a safe place for the sailboat to rest. "nauticalsailingoceanplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of securing a vessel with a cable or anchor etc."The mooring of the fishing boat was delayed because of the strong current. "nauticalsailingvehicleoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomething to which one adheres, or the means that helps one to maintain a stable position and keep one's identity - moral, intellectual, political, etc."Her strong family values served as a mooring for her throughout her difficult teenage years. "attitudephilosophymoralpoliticssocietymindpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading