Mooring \Moor"ing\, n.

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. 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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Moor \Moor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moored; p. pr. & vb. n. Mooring.]

[Prob. fr. D. marren to tie, fasten, or moor a ship. See Mar.]

1. (Naut.) To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; as, the vessel was moored in the stream; they moored the boat to the wharf.

2. Fig.: To secure, or fix firmly. --Brougham.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)