- present participle of moor.
mooring
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
Maybe on board the Hispaniola, flying before the wind, mooring by a tropical island with green palms crowding the mountains and bright tropical flowers—real ones—poking out between them.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
Vocabulary lists containing mooring
"Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Song of Solomon
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"Paul Revere's Ride," Vocabulary from the poem
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