Mooring — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a place where a craft can be made fast

(nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈʊɹɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈʊəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈʊəɹɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈʊɹɹɪŋ/.

Examples

tie up the boat
the big ship wharfed in the evening
moor the boat

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slip wharf moor moorage berth tie up mooring line

Parts of Speech

noun	a place where a craft can be made fast
noun	(nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place
verb	secure in or as if in a berth or dock “tie up the boat”
verb	come into or dock at a wharf “the big ship wharfed in the evening”
verb	secure with cables or ropes “moor the boat”

Word Forms

moor	verb	secure in or as if in a berth or dock
berth	verb	provide with a berth
mooring	noun	a place where a craft can be made fast
berth	noun	a place where a craft can be made fast
wharf	noun	a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
moorage	noun	the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Liegeplatz

ein Ort, an dem schnell ein Handwerk hergestellt werden kann

🇫🇷French

amarrage

un endroit où un artisanat peut être fabriqué rapidement

🇪🇸Spanish

amarradero

un lugar donde se puede hacer una artesanía rápidamente

🇮🇹Italian

ormeggio

un luogo dove un mestiere può essere reso veloce

🇳🇱Dutch

afmeren

een plek waar snel een ambacht kan worden gemaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

amarração

um lugar onde um artesanato pode ser feito rapidamente

🇷🇺Russian

швартовка

место, где можно быстро изготовить поделку

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घाट

वह स्थान जहाँ कोई शिल्प तेजी से बनाया जा सके

🇧🇩Bengali

মুরিং

একটি স্থান যেখানে একটি নৈপুণ্য দ্রুত তৈরি করা যেতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

மூரிங்

ஒரு கைவினை விரைவாக செய்யக்கூடிய இடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మూరింగ్

క్రాఫ్ట్ వేగంగా తయారు చేయగల ప్రదేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

मुरिंग

अशी जागा जिथे हस्तकला जलद बनवता येते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂરિંગ

એક એવી જગ્યા જ્યાં હસ્તકલા ઝડપથી બનાવી શકાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರಿಂಗ್

ಕರಕುಶಲತೆಯನ್ನು ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಬಹುದಾದ ಸ್ಥಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കെട്ടുവള്ളം

ഒരു ക്രാഫ്റ്റ് വേഗത്തിൽ നിർമ്മിക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്ന സ്ഥലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਿੰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਿਲਪਕਾਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مورنگ

ایک ایسی جگہ جہاں ایک دستکاری کو تیزی سے بنایا جا سکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

停泊

可以快速制作工艺品的地方

🇯🇵Japanese

係留

工芸品を手早く作れる場所

🇰🇷Korean

계선

공예품을 빨리 만들 수 있는 곳

🇻🇳Vietnamese

neo đậu

nơi mà một nghề thủ công có thể được thực hiện nhanh chóng

🇹🇭Thai

การจอดเรือ

สถานที่ที่งานฝีมือสามารถทำได้อย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

tambatan

tempat di mana sebuah kerajinan dapat dibuat dengan cepat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpupugal

isang lugar kung saan ang isang craft ay maaaring gawin nang mabilis

🇲🇾Malay

tambatan

tempat di mana kraf boleh dibuat dengan cepat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رباط

مكان حيث يمكن صنع الحرفة بسرعة

🇮🇷Persian

پهلوگیری

مکانی که در آن می توان کاردستی را سریع ساخت

🇹🇷Turkish

demirleme

bir zanaatın hızla yapılabileceği bir yer

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲגִינָה

מקום שבו ניתן לעשות מלאכה במהירות

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