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    MOORING LINE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in placeplay

    Synonyms:

    mooring; mooring line

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("mooring line" is a kind of...):

    line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)

    Domain category:

    boat (a small vessel for travel on water)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mooring line"):

    headfast (a mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharf)

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