Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mooring \Moor"ing\, n.
   1. The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by
      means of anchors or fastenings.

   2. That which serves to confine a ship to a place, as
      anchors, cables, bridles, etc.

   3. pl. The place or condition of a ship thus confined.

            And the tossed bark in moorings swings. --Moore.

   {Mooring block} (Naut.), a heavy block of cast iron sometimes
      used as an anchor for mooring vessels.

Moor \Moor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moored}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Mooring}.] [Prob. fr. D. marren to tie, fasten, or moor a
   ship. See {Mar}.]
   1. (Naut.) To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular
      place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or
      chains; as, the vessel was moored in the stream; they
      moored the boat to the wharf.

   2. Fig.: To secure, or fix firmly. --Brougham.

Source : WordNet®

mooring
     n 1: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: {moorage}, {berth},
           {slip}]
     2: (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat)
        in place [syn: {mooring line}]