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English-Thai Dictionary

mooring

N ท่าจอดเรือ  moorage ta-jod-ruea

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MOORING

ppr. Confining to a station by cables or chains.

 

MOORING

n.In seamen's language, moorings are the anchors, chains and bridles laid athwart the bottom of a river or harbor to confine a ship.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MOORING

MOORING Moor "ing, n.

 

1. The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors or fastenings.

 

2. That which serves to confine a ship to a place, as anchors, cables, bridles, etc.

 

3. pl.

 

Defn: The place or condition of a ship thus confined. And the tossed bark in moorings swings. Moore. Mooring block (Naut. ), a heavy block of cast iron sometimes used as an anchor for mooring vessels.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

mooring

moor ing |ˈmo͝oriNG ˈmʊrɪŋ | noun (often moorings ) a place where a boat or ship is moored: the boat had been at its usual moorings immediately prior to the storm. the ropes, chains, or anchors by or to which a boat, ship, or buoy is moored: the great ship slipped its moorings and slid out into the Atlantic | figurative : the little ways in which those who grieve regain their moorings.

 

Oxford Dictionary

mooring

moor |ing |ˈmɔːrɪŋ, ˈmʊə -| noun (often moorings ) a place where a boat or ship is moored: they tied up at Water Gypsy's permanent moorings. the ropes, chains, or anchors by or to which a boat, ship, or buoy is moored: the great ship slipped her moorings and slid out into the Atlantic.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

mooring

moor ing /mʊ́ (ə )rɪŋ /名詞 1 U (船の )停泊, 係留 .2 C 通例 s 〗係留具, 係船用具 〘綱 いかり 鎖など 〙cast off the moorings もやい (綱 )を解く 3 C 停泊地, 係船所 .4 s 〗(精神的な )拠 (よ )り所 .~́ m st [t wer ](飛行船の )係留塔 .