MOORING
Dictionary entry overview: What does mooring mean?
• MOORING (noun)
The noun MOORING has 2 senses:
1. a place where a craft can be made fast
2. (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place
Familiarity information: MOORING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MOORING (noun)
Meaning:
A place where a craft can be made fast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
mooring; berth; moorage; slip
Hypernyms ("mooring" is a kind of...):
anchorage; anchorage ground (place for vessels to anchor)
Meaning:
(nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mooring line; mooring
Hypernyms ("mooring" is a kind of...):
line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)
Domain category:
boat (a small vessel for travel on water)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mooring"):
headfast (a mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharf)
