moor
Example Sentences
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To the south were the moors where the reindeer eat moss in winter.
From Literature
The vault is structured like “an onion layer,” moored to bedrock and closely guarded, according to company Chief Executive Josh Phair.
How they are laid: They can be floated at a depth of 3 to 10 feet, moored on a chain or anchored on the seabed.
Police said they were aware of a boat having been taken from its mooring in Brightlingsea, which has since been located "adrift in the water".
From BBC
Contact mines can drift around on the surface with the current or can be moored to an anchor on the sea floor.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
