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moored

[moord]

adjective

  1. (of a ship, boat, dirigible, buoy, etc.) secured in a particular place, as by ropes, cables, or anchors.

    We relaxed on the dock at night, staring at the stars and listening to the ocean lapping against the moored boats.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of moor.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unmoored adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of moored1

First recorded in 1595–1605; moor 2 + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective; moor 2 + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb
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The company said it was the third flight of the mission’s first stage booster, which — following separation — would plunk down on the “Of Course I Still Love You” drone ship moored in the Pacific.

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Since July 2023, the barge has been moored at Portland Port in Dorset, and until the end of November, was housing just under 500 men awaiting the outcome of their asylum applications.

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His DJ career began at the age of 21, when he was first given a chance to play records on 'Swinging' Radio England, a boat moored four miles off the Essex coast.

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Meanwhile, a cargo ship moored in the port of Thessaloniki was swept away in the high winds, leading to a collision with another cargo ship, and damage to both vessels.

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A luxury super yacht called the Bayesian, moored only a few hundred metres away, had already sunk.

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