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MOORING

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• 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.

• MOORING (noun)

Sense 1

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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)

Sense 2

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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)

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