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To dock or land a ship or vessel
“There is also a place for sailing enthusiasts to moor their boats.”
To fasten or fix securely in place
“Six reinforced concrete piers moor the townhouse firmly into the hill.”
To place, lay or set firmly in surrounding matter
To start or establish
Plural for a tract of open uncultivated upland
“At all times the buzzard is inquisitive, for when lying motionless in heather on the open moor, individual birds have approached the writer within a few yards, doubtless taking him for carrion.”
Plural for an area of wet, muddy or boggy ground
“Because there was no route directly across the swampy moor, people had been moving from village to village around it in a circular pattern for centuries.”
Plural for a barren region with no remaining resources
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