Meaning

3 senses
  1. A place to moor a vessel.

    прича́лpričál

  2. The act of securing a vessel with a cable or anchor etc.

    Vertäuung

    зачаливаниеzačalivanije

  3. (figuratively)Something to which one adheres, or the means that helps one to maintain a stable position and keep one's identity - moral, intellectual, political, etc.

    1898, Coates, Florence Earle, song: "Friendship from its Moorings Strays" Friendship from its moorings strays, Love binds fast together; Friendship is for balmy days, Love for stormy weather.

More definitions
  • (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place
  • a place where a craft can be made fast

Examples

2 sentences
  1. The boat has moorings in the harbour.

    deDas Boot hat einen Ankerplatz im Hafen.

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  2. The boat's got moorings in the harbour.

    deDas Boot hat einen Ankerplatz im Hafen.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
place to moor a vessel:
act of securing a vessel:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of securing a vessel:

Forms

plural: moorings
Singularmooring
Pluralmoorings

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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