mooring

n. anchoring, act of one who moors; place where boats are moored; securing line

v. tie a boat, secure a boat; anchor a boat; secure with ropes

Mooring may refer to:Mooring (watercraft), any device used to hold secure an object by means of cables, anchors, or linesMooring (North Frisian dialect) spoken in GermanyArthur Mooring, British Resident to the Sultan of ZanzibarLeeland and Jack Mooring, members of the Christian band LeelandThe Moorings, New York exclusive guard gated privated communityOceanographic mooring equipped with various devices to measure oceanographic parameters
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Noun
1. a place where a craft can be made fast
(synonym) moorage, berth, slip
(hypernym) anchorage, anchorage ground
(derivation) moor, berth, tie up
2. (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place
(synonym) mooring line
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) headfast
(derivation) moor
(classification) boat

Noun
1. open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
(synonym) moorland
(hypernym) plain, field, champaign
Verb
1. secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
(synonym) berth, tie up
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(hyponym) wharf
(derivation) mooring, moorage, berth, slip
2. come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
(synonym) berth, wharf
(hypernym) dock
3. secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat"
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(derivation) docking, moorage, tying up

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Moor
  

(n.)
The place or condition of a ship thus confined.
  

(n.)
The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors or fastenings.
  

(n.)
That which serves to confine a ship to a place, as anchors, cables, bridles, etc.
  

The place where a craft may be secured to the ground, wharf, pier, post, or buoy. (DOI4)

A floating ball, can, or other structure, which is permanently secured to the harbor bottom by means of a heavy chain and anchor system and to which vessels are made fast, but able to swing to the wind and/or current. (BOC2)