mooring
noun/ˈmɔːrɪŋ/, /ˈmʊərɪŋ/
/ˈmʊrɪŋ/
- moorings[plural] the ropes, chains, etc. by which a ship or boat is moored
- The boat slipped its moorings and drifted out to sea.
- The crowds cheered as the great ship slipped her moorings and slid out into the Atlantic.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + mooring- be torn from
- break loose from
- come loose from
- …
- line
- post
- rope
- …
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- [countable] the place where a ship or boat is moored
- private moorings
- to find a mooring
- mooring ropes
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + mooring- be torn from
- break loose from
- come loose from
- …
- line
- post
- rope
- …
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