/ mɔː(r); mʊə(r); NAmE mʊr/ noun , verb
■ noun ( especially BrE )
1.
[ C , usually pl. ] a high open area of land that is not used for farming, especially an area covered with rough grass and heather :
the North York moors
to go for a walk on the moors
2.
[ U ] = moorland :
moor and rough grassland
■ verb
moor sth (to sth) to attach a boat, ship, etc. to a fixed object or to the land with a rope, or anchor it
SYN tie up :
[ v ]
We moored off the north coast of the island.
[ vn ]
A number of fishing boats were moored to the quay.
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WORD ORIGIN
noun Old English mōr , of Germanic origin.
verb late 15th cent.: probably from the Germanic base of Dutch meren .