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mooring

[moor-ing] / ˈmʊər ɪŋ /


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Asked about the 5.5 million barrels of fuel that, according to Kpler data, arrived from Russia at the company’s mooring in the bay of Mersin this year, Ayrik said he couldn’t discuss the company’s customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

The steam mooring lighter with Victorian equipment and early diving gear is believed to have been lost in 1903 while travelling from Portsmouth to Portland.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

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

Analysis of mooring observations and hydrographic data suggest the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation deep water limb in the North Atlantic has weakened.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

Deep inside, at mooring range, good ships can ride unmoored.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer