Definition of mooring Mooring

/mʊˈɹɪŋ/ - [muring] - moor•ing

We found 9 definitions of mooring from 5 different sources.

What does mooring mean?

Noun Plural: moorings
mooring - a place where a craft can be made fast
		moorage, berth, slip
		anchorage ground, anchorage the act of anchoring
mooring - (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place
		mooring line
		line acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
		boat a small vessel for travel on water

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mooring (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Moor
mooring (n.)
The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors or fastenings.
mooring (n.)
That which serves to confine a ship to a place, as anchors, cables, bridles, etc.
mooring (n.)
The place or condition of a ship thus confined.

mooring
the act of confining and securing a ship in a particular station, by chains or cables, which are either fastened to the adjacent shore, or to anchors in the bottom.
A ship may be either moored by the head, or by the head and stern; that is to say, she may be secured by anchors before her, without any behind: or she may have anchors out, both before and behind her; or her cables may be attached to posts, rings, or moorings, which answer the same purpose.
When a ship is moored by the head with her own anchors, they are disposed according to the circumstances of the place where she lies, and the time she is to continue therein. Thus wherever a tide ebbs and flows, it is usual to carry one anchor out towards the flood, and another towards the ebb, particularly where there is little room to range about; and the anchors are laid in the same manner, if the vessel is moored head-and-stern in the same place. The situation of the anchors, in a road or bay, is usually opposed to the reigning winds, or those which are most dangerous; so that the ship rides therein with the effort of both her cables. Thus if she rides in a bay, or road, which is exposed to a northerly wind and heavy sea from the same quarter, the anchors passing from the opposite bows ought to lie east and west from each other: hence both the cables will retain the ship in her station with equal effort against the action of the wind and sea.