mooring
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After the mooring lines were dropped, passengers and crew heard a faint bang and felt a shudder deep within the airship, which was at that point well more than 100 feet in the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
They said between 00:16 and 00:36 when the boat was taken from its mooring, Vitoria could no longer be seen on CCTV.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
A major Russian oil terminal near the southern port of Novorossiysk halted operations early Saturday after a naval drone attack damaged one of its three mooring points.
From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025
The mooring lines tethered to the ocean floor are made of rope nearly thick as a telephone pole and under heavy tension.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
Some were going into the front room of the master’s house, while others were untying the canoe from its mooring post.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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