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mooring rope; cable; tie up with rope
Meanings
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mooring rope; hawser for securing ships
Primarily used for fixing boats or ships at a dock.
The sailors are tightening the mooring ropes to secure the ship.
The captain ordered to cast off the mooring ropes and prepare to set sail.
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A life buoy hangs on the mooring rope by the dock.
The fishermen tied the mooring rope to the wooden stake on the shore.
Before the storm hit, the crew reinforced all the mooring ropes.
noun
cable; wire-like twisted bundle
formalUsed for industrial, electrical or communication equipment.
This bridge used thousands of tons of steel cables.
The underground power cables supply electricity to the whole city.
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Undersea optical cables realize transoceanic communications.
The cable on the crane lifted the heavy equipment.
The industrial cables in the factory bear huge pulling forces.
verb
tie up a boat with rope; moor
Specifically refers to securing a ship with mooring ropes.
The boatman moored the small boat to the big tree on the shore.
Please moor the boat to the bollard on the dock.
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The fishermen will moor their fishing boats by dusk.
The captain ordered the sailors to moor the yacht at the port.
Be sure to secure the boat tightly before the tide rises.