mooring
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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
The mooring lines tethered to the ocean floor are made of rope nearly thick as a telephone pole and under heavy tension.
From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024
Our bay was quiet, without a ripple, but the water was still dark and the Fayre Eleyne rode daintily slack against her mooring.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing mooring
"Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Song of Solomon
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"Paul Revere's Ride," Vocabulary from the poem
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