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U.S. Military Dictionary

Lying with both anchors down or tied to a pier, anchor buoy, or mooring buoy. (JP 4-01.6)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Moby Thesaurus

aground, anchored, caught, chained, fast, fastened, fixed, grounded, held, high and dry, impacted, inextricable, jammed, packed, stranded, stuck, stuck fast, tethered, tied, transfixed, wedged