1 : an act of making fast a boat or aircraft with lines or anchors. 2a : a place where or an object to which something (such as a craft) can be moored. b : a device (such as a line or chain) by which an object is secured in place.

What does it mean if a ship is moored?

Mooring Your Boat

Mooring refers to lassoing, tethering, tying, or otherwise securing your boat to a fixed object, such as a mooring buoy, rather than dropping an anchor to secure your vessel anywhere you fancy. You can moor your boat to a mooring buoy, dock, quay, wharf, jetty, or pier.

What does it mean to moor a person?

Frequency: The definition of a moor is a member of a Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent living in Northwest Africa. ... Moor means to secure something in place.