The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mooring \Moor"ing\, n.
   1. The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by
      means of anchors or fastenings.
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   2. That which serves to confine a ship to a place, as
      anchors, cables, bridles, etc.
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   3. pl. The place or condition of a ship thus confined.
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            And the tossed bark in moorings swings. --Moore.
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   Mooring block (Naut.), a heavy block of cast iron sometimes
      used as an anchor for mooring vessels.
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