Definition of Mooring
Mooring
moor·ing
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a place where boats and ships can be tied or moored or an object to which they can be tied, or the equipment such as ropes and chains used for tying them;
e.g. The craft was secured in the mooring for the night. The boat's mooring had broken, allowing it to float out on the water.
(noun)
an influence or practice that is established and that has a securing, stabilizing, or reassuring effect;
e.g. In the absence of his mooring, he didn't know what to do next.
(verb)
fastening a boat or ship to an anchor or to a fixed object on the shore using ropes/cables or chains;
e.g. They are mooring the boat using several heavy chains so that it will not float away in the storm.
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