noun
1.
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
2.
a tract of land preserved for game.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English more, Old English mōr; cognate with Dutch moer, German Moor marsh
before 900; Middle English more, Old English mōr; cognate with Dutch moer, German Moor marsh
Related forms
moor·y, adjective
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verb (used with object)
1.
to secure (a ship, boat, dirigible, etc.) in a particular place, as by cables and anchors or by lines.
2.
to fix firmly; secure.
verb (used without object)
3.
to moor a ship, small boat, etc.
4.
to be made secure by cables or the like.
noun
5.
the act of mooring.
Origin:
1485–95; earlier more, akin to Old English mǣrels- in mǣrelsrāp rope for mooring a ship; see marline
1485–95; earlier more, akin to Old English mǣrels- in mǣrelsrāp rope for mooring a ship; see marline
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moor1 (mʊə, mɔː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a tract of unenclosed ground, usually having peaty soil covered with heather, coarse grass, bracken, and moss | |
| [Old English mōr; related to Old Saxon mōr, Old High German muor swamp] | |
| 'moory1 | |
| —adj | |
| moor2 (mʊə, mɔː) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to secure (a ship, boat, etc) with cables or ropes |
| 2. | (of a ship, boat, etc) to be secured in this way |
| 3. | (not in technical usage) a less common word for anchor |
| [C15: of Germanic origin; related to Old English mǣrelsrāp rope for mooring] | |
| Moor (mʊə, mɔː) | |
| —n | |
| a member of a Muslim people of North Africa, of mixed Arab and Berber descent. In the 8th century they were converted to Islam and established power in North Africa and Spain, where they established a civilization (756--1492) | |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin Maurus, from Greek Mauros, possibly from Berber] | |
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Word Origin & History
moor
"to fasten (a vessel) by a cable," late 15c., probably related to O.E. mærels "mooring rope," via unrecorded *mærian "to moor," or possibly borrowed from M.L.G. moren, from W.Gmc. *mairojan (cf. M.Du. maren, said to be originally Frisian, Du. meren "to moor a ship"). Related: Moored. Hence
mooring (n.), "place where a vessel can be moored."
moor
"waste ground," O.E. mor "swamp," from P.Gmc. *mora- (cf. O.S., M.Du. Du. moer "swamp," O.H.G. muor "swamp," also "sea," O.N. mörr "moorland," marr "sea"), perhaps related to mere (2), or from base *mer- "to die," hence "dead land."
Moor
"North African, Berber," late 14c., from O.Fr. More, from M.L. Morus, from L. Maurus "inhabitant of Mauritania" (northwest Africa, a region now corresponding to northern Algeria and Morocco), from Gk. Mauros, perhaps a native name, or else cognate with mauros "black" (but this adj. only appears in late
Gk. and may as well be from the people's name as the reverse). Being a dark people in relation to Europeans, their name in the Middle Ages was a synonym for "Negro;" later (16c.-17c.) used indiscriminately of Muslims (Persians, Arabs, etc.) but especially those in India.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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moor
tract of open country that may be either dry with heather and associated vegetation or wet with an acid peat vegetation. If wet, a moor is generally synonymous with bog (q.v.).
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Example sentences
If you plan to moor your boat at a marina or dock, line up parking space early.
In shallower areas, rigs can be anchored to the sea bottom — but it's dangerous to moor a drilling vessel in ultradeep water.
There are plenty of excellent and well-protected natural harbors, and you can anchor and moor your yacht on land.
Many of their owners moor their boats at one of several nearby marinas.
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