Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or an instance of mooring.
- noun A place where a ship or aircraft may be moored.
- noun A charge for mooring.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A place for mooring.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A place for mooring.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
mooring . - noun A place where a
ship or anaircraft may be moored. - noun The fee for mooring.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fee for mooring
- noun the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes
- noun a place where a craft can be made fast
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Examples
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There was some talk of keeping it in the harbor and converting it for use as offices or as a tourist attraction, but that would require long-term moorage, Wallace explained.
The Seattle Times 2009
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The resort also features an exquisite waterside restaurant with 279 feet of short-term moorage dedicated to it, fitness centre, and large, beautifully appointed two-bedroom / two-bathroom villas that are available for ownership or for vacation stays.
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There was some talk of keeping it in the harbor and converting it for use as offices or as a tourist attraction, but that would require long-term moorage, Wallace explained.
The Seattle Times 2009
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I know lots of boaters in my home state of Washington, and they all will tell you that the costs of ownership, i.e., fuel, moorage, maintenance, insurance & all the rest, costs them about 10% per year of the original cost of the boat, and that's if you do whatever maintenance you can yourself.
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I opened the gate for Gene Wilder at a yacht moorage near Seattle, and Chuck Norris stopped his Jeep in Alberton, MT when I was walking The Gypsy in a snowstorm.
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The 164 feet of lake frontage includes several pockets of graveled beach and a dock leading to a boathouse and yacht moorage.
Giving Up on the Dream Juliet Chung 2010
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Erik Johnson for The Wall Street It also has 164 feet of lake frontage, including several pockets of graveled beach and a dock leading to a boathouse and yacht moorage.
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I know lots of boaters in my home state of Washington, and they all will tell you that the costs of ownership, i.e., fuel, moorage, maintenance, insurance & all the rest, costs them about 10% per year of the original cost of the boat, and that's if you do whatever maintenance you can yourself.
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I know lots of boaters in my home state of Washington, and they all will tell you that the costs of ownership, i.e., fuel, moorage, maintenance, insurance & all the rest, costs them about 10% per year of the original cost of the boat, and that's if you do whatever maintenance you can yourself.
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I opened the gate for Gene Wilder at a yacht moorage near Seattle, and Chuck Norris stopped his Jeep in Alberton, MT when I was walking The Gypsy in a snowstorm.
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