moored
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These converged at a low stone tower, suggesting the central superstructure of a ship, around which its decks are moored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
“Psychologically, I’m moored somewhere. This place is my anchor.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Carl would have to say something one way or the other simply because the two of them were at sea together, moored boat to boat but to nothing else, adrift and battling the same problem.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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