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Definition of mooring noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mooring

noun
 
/ˈmɔːrɪŋ/,
 
/ˈmʊərɪŋ/
 
/ˈmʊrɪŋ/
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  1. moorings
    [plural] the ropes, chains, etc. by which a ship or boat is moored
    • The boat slipped its moorings and drifted out to sea.
    • The crowds cheered as the great ship slipped her moorings and slid out into the Atlantic.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + mooring
    • be torn from
    • break loose from
    • come loose from
    mooring + noun
    • line
    • post
    • rope
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  2. [countable] the place where a ship or boat is moored
    • private moorings
    • to find a mooring
    • mooring ropes
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + mooring
    • be torn from
    • break loose from
    • come loose from
    mooring + noun
    • line
    • post
    • rope
    See full entry
See mooring in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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