Noun : After the death of his wife he lost his moorings. From Dictionary.com.
Having our own mooring is special to us. From Wordnik.com. [Bijou's Odyssey] Reference
It was a good way of mooring them when not in use. From Wordnik.com. [Afloat or, Adventures on Watery Trails] Reference
You'll find her at my mooring near the steamboat wharf. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
"A motor boat broken loose from its mooring," answered Roy. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand] Reference
I'll have to give you some lessons in mooring knots, I guess. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake Or, the stirring cruise of the motor boat Gem] Reference
"This is better than staying at the old mooring place," reasoned. From Wordnik.com. [Ralph on the Engine The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail] Reference
Across the city, an aeronautical approaches the west mooring tower. From Wordnik.com. [The Night Bird] Reference
He heard a whirring sound, and saw the magnetic mooring cables jerk. From Wordnik.com. [Gold in the Sky] Reference
Bunny took the mooring rope and made it fast to a tree stump on shore. From Wordnik.com. [Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South] Reference
The man who had given the alarm, was returning from mooring his boat to. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847] Reference
Later, contrary tides swung the former from the mooring of the Anglican. From Wordnik.com. [Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman] Reference
The Gamma was inflated in January, 1915, and was used for mooring experiments. From Wordnik.com. [British Airships, Past, Present, and Future] Reference
There was a huge iron ring attached to the pile, used for mooring small boats. From Wordnik.com. [Princess Polly's Playmates] Reference
Soon he had fastened the rope securely to the lug, mooring the dory to the buoy. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
"Have you enough gasoline?" asked Amy, as she helped Betty loosen the mooring ropes. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake Or, the stirring cruise of the motor boat Gem] Reference
The mere fact that I had left my tender tied to the mooring buoy might not be understood. From Wordnik.com. [Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers] Reference
Again, as they were about to pass under a mooring rope, some one yelled to Foyle to duck. From Wordnik.com. [The Grell Mystery] Reference
Shann drew taut the mooring cord, bringing out his knife to saw through that tough length. From Wordnik.com. [Storm Over Warlock] Reference
The bulk of the company's business is anchoring and mooring semi-submersible drilling rigs. From Wordnik.com. [Small Businesses May Sink Under Drilling Hiatus] Reference
And by stripping context from any mooring in fact, it dooms the prospect of rational conversation. From Wordnik.com. [Black & White & Read All Over] Reference
They can take it for trips along the canal but, more often than not, they are resident at a mooring. From Wordnik.com. [Is it greener to live on a canal boat?] Reference
Presently the sloop nosed into the haven, the engine stopped, and Throppy went forward to gaff the mooring. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
"Here goes for a dive!" cried Mollie, as she climbed out on the end of the pier, and mounted a mooring post. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake Or, the stirring cruise of the motor boat Gem] Reference
Afterwards, they deftly fished around for the mine, snapped its mooring rope, and brought it to the surface. From Wordnik.com. [Some Naval Yarns] Reference
It was resolved to try the experiment of mooring airships in clearings cut into belts of trees or small woods. From Wordnik.com. [British Airships, Past, Present, and Future] Reference
It was a few minutes past eleven when the sloop's engine stopped and she glided up to her mooring in Sprowl's Cove. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
In this case the mooring point of the ship is attached to three long wire cables, which, when raised in the air, form. From Wordnik.com. [British Airships, Past, Present, and Future] Reference
Many experiments have been and are still being conducted to determine the best method of mooring airships in the open. From Wordnik.com. [British Airships, Past, Present, and Future] Reference
The make grog bowls out of old mooring balls and recycle large squares of wrapping paper for interior wall decorations. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrating Difference] Reference
Secure all mooring and ties, and consider placing old tires along the sides of the boat to reduce dock or piling damage. From Wordnik.com. [How to prepare for a hurricane] Reference
On September 22nd the ship was again completed, and on the 24th she was again to be taken out and tested at the mooring post. From Wordnik.com. [British Airships, Past, Present, and Future] Reference
The junction of this bridle with the two cables from the skids forms the mooring point and there the main trail rope is attached. From Wordnik.com. [British Airships, Past, Present, and Future] Reference
The boat had probably been washed loose from its mooring during some previous flood time, and had come ashore here, striking the rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Tom of the Raiders] Reference
In the far North of nowhere there'd always be a man in a duffle coat not far away, mooring a boat, or beating a sheep's back with a stick. From Wordnik.com. [The Island] Reference
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