mooring

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːrɪŋ, ˈmʊə-/

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 Atlantic