MOOR


Meaning of MOOR in English

I. moor 1 /mʊə $ mʊr/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural]

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: mor ]

especially British English a wild open area of high land, covered with rough grass or low bushes and ↑ heather , that is not farmed because the soil is not good enough:

They went grouse shooting up on the moors.

the Yorkshire moors

II. moor 2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Probably from Middle Low German moren ]

to fasten a ship or boat to the land or to the bottom of the sea using ropes or an ↑ anchor :

Two or three fishing boats were moored alongside the pier.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.