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moor

verb as in anchor, fasten securely

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Eagle, which was moored in New York Harbor.

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Midweek stays cold with brisk northerly winds, and sleet and snow showers are likely, mainly along northern and eastern coasts, as well as Northern Ireland, west Wales, and possibly the moors of south-west England.

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Thousands more are being housed in cruise ships that have been moored in the estuary.

On Monday thousands of delegates poured into the COP venue in a heavily air-conditioned former aerodrome, some coming from accommodation in shipping containers and cruise ships moored on the riverside.

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Longshoremen were supposed to help moor incoming ships—instead, they shouted curses.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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