1. A place where a craft can be made fast
   "The yacht was securely tied to its mooring in the marina";
   - moorage, berth, slip
    
2. (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place
   "The captain instructed the crew to secure the mooring lines before leaving the dock";
   - mooring line

1. Secure in or as if in a berth or dock
   "moor the boat";
   - berth, tie up
    
2. Come into or dock at a wharf
   "the big ship moored in the evening";
   - berth, wharf

Derived forms: moorings

Type of: anchorage, anchorage ground, dock, fasten, fix, line, secure

Encyclopedia: Mooring, John