different between berthing vs mooring

English

Verb

berthing

1. present participle of berth

Noun

berthing (plural berthings)

1. (obsolete, nautical) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
2. (nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to rest at some docking facility.
3. A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.

Translations

Anagrams

• brighten, bringeth

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u???? (without the poor-pour merger)
• Rhymes: -????? (British accents with the poor-pour merger)
• Rhymes: -o???? (North American accents with the poor-pour merger)

Verb

mooring

1. present participle of moor

Noun

mooring (plural moorings)

1. A place to moor a vessel.
2. The act of securing a vessel with a cable or anchor etc.
3. (figuratively) Something to which one adheres, or the means that helps one to maintain a stable position and keep one's identity - moral, intellectual, political, etc.
   • 1890, John George Nicolay and John Hay, Abraham Lincoln: A History

     The party of pro-slavery reaction was for the moment in the ascendant; and as by an irresistible impulse, the Supreme Court of the United States was swept from its hitherto impartial judicial moorings into the dangerous seas of polities.

   • 1898, Coates, Florence Earle, song: "Friendship from its Moorings Strays"

     Friendship from its moorings strays,

     Love binds fast together;

     Friendship is for balmy days,

     Love for stormy weather.

Derived terms

• mooring block
• mooring buoy

Related terms

• dock
• wharf

Translations

Anagrams

• rooming