HIGH vocabulary
Moor
To fasten, secure, or tether an animal or vessel firmly with a rope or chain.
Example
"The dockhands worked quickly to moor the ferry to the pilings as the storm surge began to rise."
Etymology
From Middle Dutch maren (to tie), related to Old English mǣrels (mooring rope).
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