Mooring
Pronunciation : Moor"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913