mooring

Example Sentences

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Police said they were aware of a boat having been taken from its mooring in Brightlingsea, which has since been located "adrift in the water".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Asked about the 5.5 million barrels of fuel that, according to Kpler data, arrived from Russia at the company’s mooring in the bay of Mersin this year, Ayrik said he couldn’t discuss the company’s customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

A major Russian oil terminal near the southern port of Novorossiysk halted operations early Saturday after a naval drone attack damaged one of its three mooring points.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

Prices for camping were last updated in 2020 and for mooring in 2015.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024

As Ishmael came their way a south breeze blew and caused the mooring lines of boats to creak—the Advancer, the Providence, the Ocean Mist, the Torvanger—all standard San Piedro gill- netters.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson