noun. a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath. a tract of land preserved for game.

To make fast (a vessel, for example) by means of cables, anchors, or lines: moor a ship to a dock; a dirigible moored to a tower. 2. To fix in place; secure: a mailbox moored to the sidewalk with bolts. See Synonyms at fasten. 3.

Moor′land, a tract of moor. [A.S. mór; Ice. mór, peat.] Moor mōōr, v.t. to fasten a ship by cable and anchor: to fix firmly.—v.i. to be fastened by cables or chains.—ns. Moor′age, a place for mooring; Moor′ing, act of mooring: that which serves to moor or confine apl.

The Moors was a term used by Europeans to describe North African Arabs and Berbers. The Moors came from what is modern day Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia (the Maghreb) as the Arabs called it, meaning the West.

2004/3/11 · moor. "Moor" is a term used in Medieval Europe. A moor is a Muslim from Africa. Most moors were from northern Africa ( Morroco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya & Egypt) and were olive-skinned with Mediterranean or Coptic features. Many …

2021/12/24 · What does it mean when a boat moors? Definition of mooring 1: an act of making fast a boat or aircraft with lines or anchors. 2a: a place where or an object to which something (such as a craft) can be moored. b: a device (such as a line or chain) by which an object is secured in place.

2020/12/23 · v.tr. 1. To make fast (a vessel, for example) by means of cables, anchors, or lines: moor a ship to a dock; a dirigible moored to a tower.

Definition of mooring. 1 : an act of making fast a boat or aircraft with lines or anchors. 2 a : a place where or an object to which something (such as a craft) can be moored. b : a device …

Of, relating to, or being a style of Spanish architecture of the 8th to the 16th century, characterized by the horseshoe arch and ornate decoration. (now rare) Boggy, marshy; like a moor. Of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture.