Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːrɪŋ, ˈmʊə-/
noun
(often
moorings)
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a place where a boat or ship is moored: they tied up at Water Gypsy’s permanent moorings
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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 Atlantic