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Definition of Mooring block

Mooring block
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.

Meaning of Mooring block from wikipedia

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- on the North York Moors began to melt. The mel****er was unable to escape northwards, westwards or eastwards because it was blocked by ice. Huge torrents...
- Hawaii State Division of Boating and Recreation established mooring buoys and "Day Use Mooring Rules" for Molokini to protect against damage from dropped...
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