mooring : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mooring	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for mooring
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mooring n a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: mooring, moorage, berth, slip] (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place Synonym(s): mooring, mooring line
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mooring \Moor"ing\, n. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moor \Moor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mooring}.] [Prob. fr. D. marren to tie, fasten, or moor a ship. See {Mar}.] 1. (Naut.) To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; as, the vessel was moored in the stream; they moored the boat to the wharf. 2. Fig.: To secure, or fix firmly. --Brougham.