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mooring definition

moor·ing (mo̵or′iŋ)

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that moors
  2. the lines, cables, etc. by which a ship, etc. is moored
  3. a place where a ship, etc. is or can be moored
  4. beliefs, habits, ties, etc. that make one feel secure

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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