1. areas of open uncultivated upland, typically covered with heather
Usage: British
2. members of a Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab descent
Usage: historical

1. makes fast (a boat) with cables or ropes
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The hikers crossed the windswept moors of Scotland.
• Purple heather bloomed across the Yorkshire moors.
• The Moors ruled parts of Spain for centuries.
• Moorish architecture influenced Spanish design.
• The captain moors the yacht at the marina.
• She moors her sailboat to the dock every evening.
• The ship moors in the harbor during storms.