moor

• Nom désignant une étendue de terre ouverte et non cultivée, généralement couverte de bruyère, de fougères et de mousse, souvent avec un sol tourbeux.

A noun referring to an area of open, uncultivated land, typically covered with heather, bracken, and moss, and often having peaty soil.

1. Open landscapeB2formalbritish

   A large area of open, uncultivated land, often covered with heather, grass, and moss, typically found in upland regions.

   lande

   • They walked across the misty moor at dawn.
   • The moor is home to many species of birds and wildflowers.
   • She loved the solitude of the open moor.

   Synonymescommonfellheathmoorlanduplandwaste

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'immobiliser un navire ou un objet en place, généralement au moyen de cordages ou d'ancres.

A verb used to indicate the act of securing a vessel or object in place, typically with ropes or anchors.

1. Secure a vesselB1formal

   To attach a boat, ship, or other vessel to a fixed object such as a dock, buoy, or anchor to prevent it from drifting.

   Amarer un navire

   • The captain moored the ship to the dock with heavy ropes.
   • We moored the sailboat to a buoy in the harbor.
   • They moored the ferry at the terminal for the night.

   Synonymesanchorberthdockfastenhitchsecuretie up

   Antonymescast offuntie

2. Dock at a wharfB1formal

   To bring a vessel into a dock or wharf and secure it there.

   Amarrer à quai

   • The fishing boat moored at the wharf to unload its catch.
   • The cruise ship moored at the pier for the day.
   • They moored the yacht at the marina.

   Synonymesberthdocksecuretie up

   Antonymescast offdepartleave

3. Secure with cables or ropesB1formal

   To fasten something, especially a vessel, using cables, ropes, or chains to keep it in place.

   Amarre

   • The crew moored the barge with steel cables.
   • He moored the canoe to a tree on the riverbank.
   • The sailors moored the ship securely before the storm.

   Synonymesanchorberthdockfastensecuretethertie up

   Antonymesdetachfreeloosereleaseunbindunfastenuntie