moored

Example Sentences

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Storm Erminio has flooded streets, closed some schools and moored ferries.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

High winds have kept ferries moored in ports, with Greek media reporting some departures may resume on Thursday, weather permitting.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

How they are laid: They can be floated at a depth of 3 to 10 feet, moored on a chain or anchored on the seabed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Avenger class ships are capable of finding and destroying moored and seabed mines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 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