moored

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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

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

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The vault is structured like “an onion layer,” moored to bedrock and closely guarded, according to company Chief Executive Josh Phair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 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

They were gathered in front of Carl Heine’s gill-netter, which was moored between the Erik f and the Tordenskold—the former a bow-picker owned by Marty Johansson, the latter an Anacortes purse seiner.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson