adjective
- secured in place by ropes, chains, or anchors
Usage: nautical
verb
- past tense and past participle of moor; secured (a boat or ship) in place with ropes, chains, or anchors
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The yacht was moored at the marina overnight.
- We moored the boat to the dock with heavy ropes.
- The fishing vessels remained moored during the storm.
- She found the sailboat moored in the harbor.
- They moored their canoe to a fallen log.
- The ship was securely moored at the pier.
- All boats must be properly moored before the hurricane.