mooring
noun
[ ˈmɔːrɪŋ ]
• a place where a boat or ship is moored.
• "they tied up at Water Gypsy's permanent moorings"
moor
verb
• make fast (a boat) by attaching it by cable or rope to the shore or to an anchor.
• "twenty or so fishing boats were moored to the pierside"
Similar:
tie up,
secure,
make fast,
fix firmly,
fasten,
anchor,
berth,
dock,
lash,
hitch,
Origin:
late Middle English: probably from the Germanic base of Dutch meren .
