MOORING LINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mooring line mean? 

• MOORING LINE (noun)
  The noun MOORING LINE has 1 sense:

1. (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place

  Familiarity information: MOORING LINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOORING LINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mooring; mooring line

Hypernyms ("mooring line" is a kind of...):

line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)

Domain category:

boat (a small vessel for travel on water)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mooring line"):

headfast (a mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharf)