mooring
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mooring¹
Rhymes with -ɔːɹɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of moor
noun moorings
- A place to moor a vessel. Then did the comet break loose from his moorings and the eclipse roamed about the sky, and down on the earth did Death’s three children—Famine, Pestilence, and Drought—come out to feed.
- The act of securing a vessel with a cable or anchor etc.
- Something to which one adheres, or the means that helps one to maintain a stable position and keep one's identity - moral, intellectual, political, etc. 1890, John George Nicolay and John Hay, Abraham Lincoln: A History The party of pro-slavery reaction was for the moment in the ascendant; and as by an irresistible impulse, the Supreme Court of the United States was swept from its hitherto impartial judicial moorings into the dangerous seas of polit
Mooring²
Where it comes from
Named after the moorland of the Risem Moor where it is spoken.
proper noun Moorings
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A mainland dialect of the North Frisian language
Similar: Mooring dialect
Mooring³
Where it comes from
English surname, from a derivative diminutive of Moore.
proper noun Moorings
- A surname.
Translations
Every language
noun place to moor a vessel
| Português | ancoradouro |
|---|---|
| Français | bitte, poste d'amarrage |
| Italiano | ormeggio, attracco |
| Русский | прича́л pričál |
| עברית | מִרְתָּק mirtak |
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