mooringPronunciation: /ˈmɔːrɪŋ, ˈmʊə-/Translate mooring | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of mooring noun (often moorings) a place where a boat or ship is moored:they tied up at Water Gypsy’s permanent moorings the ropes, chains, or anchors by or to which a boat, ship, or buoy is moored:the great ship slipped her moorings and slid out into the Atlanticmooring in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of mooring in the US English dictionary