Dictionary
moor•ing
Pronunciation: (moor'ing), [key]—
n.
1. the act of a person or thing that moors.
2. Usually,
moorings. the means by which a ship, boat, or aircraft is moored.
3. moorings, a place where a ship, boat, or aircraft may be moored.
4. Usually,
moorings. one's stability or security:
After the death of his wife he lost his moorings. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.