moored
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The ship is moored in an island cove, about 100 meters from a section of coastline, said Steven Pereira, president of the local government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
On Wednesday, a drone struck a US-owned gas vessel moored in an Egyptian port, causing a fire.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Unveiling a plaque, he said: "My parents' canal journeys ended here in 2019, but they moored here for 20 years before that."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Three days before the U.S. game in Seattle some 500 fans, most wearing the blue-and-white striped jerseys of Argentina, filed onto a 322-foot cargo barge moored in Elliott Bay to watch their team play Algeria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Dad was lost in thought, staring gloomily up the shoreline toward the mouth of the basin where the Coral Queen was moored.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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