to moor

Examples

• All

• We're moored at the hotel pier.

  Notorious (1946)

• On November 22nd, Commodore Charles Napier moored his ship, HMS Powerful, in Alexandria's harbour.

  Academic text (2010)

• Go ahead and moor your airship right next to mine.

  Up (2009)

• The boat used to be moored near there.

  Rebecca (1940)

• Who knew that the boat was moored there?

  The Silver Chalice (1954)

• Well, granddad's little boat is still moored there.

  Sing Street (2016)

• As soon as we had moored in Malta, the German captain went ashore alone.

  Fiction book (1995)

• We've got a fleet of them moored down there in the cove.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Scores of riverboats are moored at the water's edge while others jostle for space.

  Academic text (2005)

• After a long day on the water, we decided to moor the boat at the marina.

Synonyms

D

to dock

vsto moor

91 2.8

To bring a boat to a platform at the water and tie it up

includes securing in various places, not only placing and fastening at a port area

T

to tie up

vsto moor

74 2.2

Fasten something with rope so it cannot move

is broader, covering ropes, cables, or heavy devices to hold a boat

A

to anchor

vsto moor

51 3.4

To hold something in place so it does not move

is broader, including rope or cable methods to secure a vessel

D

to drop anchor

vsto moor

5 3.3

To lower an anchor to hold a boat in one place

uses various methods to keep a boat, not only lowering devices into water

B

to belay

vsto moor

• Specialized

4 9.1

To tie a rope to something to hold it for safety, for example when climbing or docking a boat

applies fastening to keep an entire boat steady rather than only a rope

B

to berth

vsto moor

1 5.9

To provide a place for a ship to tie up or for someone to sleep

focuses on fastening a craft to hold it steady rather than offering a place

C

to cast anchor

vsto moor

1 3.1

To lower an anchor from a boat or ship to hold it in place

is broader, including tying with ropes or using cables to hold a boat

B

to berth at the dock

vsto moor

6.3

To move a ship into a dock and tie it there

covers securing in any location, not only arriving and fastening at a port

Antonyms

R

to release

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

Compounds

B

Battle of Marston Moor

9.2

A major battle in 1644 during the English Civil War where Parliament's army defeated the king's supporters

M

Marston Moor

9.9

An area of open land in northern England where a major battle took place in 1644

M

moor berry

• UK

9.9

A low evergreen bush with thick leaves and small dark edible berries

M

moor-bird

• Archaic

9.9

A reddish-brown grouse that lives on the moors of Great Britain

How Secure

to anchor

51 3.4

to secure

347 3.3

to moor

• Specialized

11 5.1

to tie up

74 2.2

Surface Forms

Etymology