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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. Subject field:

Aquatic navigation. (🏛 Hierarchy: Fisheries > Aquatic navigation )

1.2. IPA transcription and prononciation for mooring, mooring ball, lashing and hawser: 🔊

1- transcription of mooring: BrE /ˈmʊərɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈmʊrɪŋ/; 2- transcription of hawser: /ˈhɔːs.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈhɔːz.ə(ɹ)/ ; 3- transcription of lashing: /ˈlæʃ.ɪŋ/

1.3. Synonyms of mooring:

3 international synonym(s) for mooring. Notably:

🍧 Mooring ball 🔉 ▶
🍧 Lashing 🔉 ▶
🍧 Hawser 🔉 ▶

1.4. Etymology of mooring, mooring ball, lashing and hawser:

Etymology of mooring: From moor and -⁠ing; from Middle English moren, ‘to attach’; possibly from Old English marian, ‘to attach’; from Germanic maironan, ‘to attach’; ** Etymology of hawser: From hawse and -⁠er; from Norse háls, ‘neck’; from Germanic halsaz, ‘neck’ ; ** Etymology of lashing: From lash and -⁠ing; from Middle English lasch, ‘to dash’; from the onomatopoeia l-⁠sh, ‘sound of something rushing by’ .

1.5. 🇫🇷 French translation of mooring, mooring ball, lashing and hawser:

Amarre
Aussière
Grelin

1.6. Definition of mooring in fisheries:

Mooring, also known as mooring ball, lashing, hawser, is defined as: the anchors, cables, ropes, chains, etc. which serve to confine a vessel (ship, boat, etc.) to a place or to attach it to the bottom of the sea.