
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'mooring.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2023 Courtesy image Amenities include river access and mooring buoys golf, skiing and an airport are nearby. 2023 The major dive sites lack moorings, too, though prime spots are plentiful Malta’s place at the center of the Mediterranean means that ships have wrecked here since Phoenician times. Dan Balz and Clara Ence Morse, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug.

2023 More recently, however, the system’s weaknesses became more apparent as tribalism shapes much of political behavior and the Republican Party has departed from its historical moorings. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. Aloofness definition, the quality or state of being aloof, distant, or reserved indifference: His girlfriends recent aloofness may be a sign that the relationship is over. 2023 Boats that couldn’t leave were brought into the harbor and attached to moorings to secure their crafts during the storm. 2023 The line’s Britannia ship broke from its moorings due to strong wind in Palma de Mallorca, the Balearic Islands Port Authority said on X, formerly Twitter. : not involved in or influenced by something. he was not warm or friendly toward them 2. He held himself aloof from his coworkers. She remained aloof distant despite their efforts to make friends. Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. : not involved with or friendly toward other people. 1697, John Dryden, Part 13, in Virgil's Aeneid, Harvard Classics edition, translation of original by Virgil, published 2004, page 113: The noise approaches, tho' our palace stood.

2023 After being told off, a senior crew member from the riverboat hitched a ride to the dock and loosened the smaller boat’s mooring lines to slide it down the dock from its reserved spot. aloof ( comparative more aloof, superlative most aloof ) At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance apart away.

2023 Dennis officials also encouraged boaters to check their dock lines or mooring lines and consider supplementing them with extra protection, Farber said. Recent Examples on the Web Latter-day Saints were no exception, and some worried the faith was losing its moorings.
