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Recent Examples of moorage
Just 20 minutes from downtown Seattle, the home’s proximity to the Mercer Island Beach Club makes lake access and boat moorage convenient.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
The conservancy has for more than a decade tried unsuccessfully to find a permanent moorage for the SS United States as a floating hotel, museum, entertainment complex, or all of the above.
—Matthew Korfhage, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
Materials sent by ship were received at the company’s moorage along the Willamette River.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
The study will help determine whether floating docks are viable for transient moorage and for staging areas for local individuals or charter boats loading and unloading gear and passengers, according to officials.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2021
Typically $25 per passenger vehicle, and there may be additional slip and moorage fees.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 22 May 2019
Officers were called to the moorage at Chandler’s Cove around 4:30 a.m., where the theft had been reported, according to the Seattle Police Department.
—Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, 21 Aug. 2018
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
The conservancy has for more than a decade tried unsuccessfully to find a permanent moorage for the SS United States as a floating hotel, museum, entertainment complex, or all of the above.
—Matthew Korfhage, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
Materials sent by ship were received at the company’s moorage along the Willamette River.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
The study will help determine whether floating docks are viable for transient moorage and for staging areas for local individuals or charter boats loading and unloading gear and passengers, according to officials.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2021
Typically $25 per passenger vehicle, and there may be additional slip and moorage fees.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 22 May 2019
Officers were called to the moorage at Chandler’s Cove around 4:30 a.m., where the theft had been reported, according to the Seattle Police Department.
—Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, 21 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moorage
Noun
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To celebrate his arrival, a cannon boomed in a ceremonial salute and boats in the marina sounded foghorns that at one point interrupted Leo's remarks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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The marina at Camp Pendleton was created when the Marine Corps base opened in 1942.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In Connecticut, volunteers are needed to help cleanup the Long Wharf in New Haven at the canal dock boathouse.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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The second modular part, the media dock, clicks down onto one of two USB-C ports on the top right or left side of the keyboard.—
Aubrey Jowers,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As for the people that live on boats, CBS News Miami was told many of them went to a mooring field.—
Steve Maugeri
March 2,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Kharg Island has numerous loading berths, jetties, remote mooring points and tens of millions of barrels of crude storage capacity.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to a source with direct knowledge of the journey planning, Precious Shipping instructed the captain to leave anchorage some time around midnight.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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Brilliant blue waves meet a sensational crescent of white sand at Salt Whistle Bay, one of the most stunning anchorages in the southeastern Caribbean.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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During periods of high sea levels, salt water flooded into the basin between North and South America and formed a shallow sea where algae thrived.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Six rooms are designated as accessible, fitted with basins and beds at an accessible height.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Make room, at least once, for a wine pairing courtesy of Scott Cowan, Fogo’s entertaining sommelier, which might include an aromatic Scheurebe from Nova Scotia or a 1935 Tawny port.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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The 1,000 m² space overlooking the old port view will boast a large virtual production demonstration stage this year as well as booths and conference spaces.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Each needs to be berthed, unloaded and reloaded, refueled and repositioned as well as piloted in and out of a complex harbor.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Also, the prevailing currents in the fall and winter are expected to carry more of the sediment south onto eroded beaches instead of back into the harbor.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Moorage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moorage. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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