1
chiefly British
: an expanse of open rolling infertile land
2
: a boggy area
especially
: one that is peaty and dominated by grasses and sedges
1
: one of the Arab and Berber conquerors of Spain
2
: berber
Examples of moor in a Sentence
Noun (1)
as she wanders the windswept moor, the novel's heroine vows that she will never marry the vicar
a mysterious figure who was said to have haunted the moors of southwest England
Verb
We found a harbor and moored the boat there for the night.
The boat was moored alongside the dock.
We need to find a place to moor for the night.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
This was Brontë country—a landscape of bleak moors, steep valleys, and small towns nestled in the hollows.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
So start there, at Ego Alley, a narrow waterway that brings people and shops close to boats (both moored and moving).
—Charles Babington, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Noun
Thousands of the leggy birds return to England’s moors and grasslands each spring to breed.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
This was Brontë country—a landscape of bleak moors, steep valleys, and small towns nestled in the hollows.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
Beyond the event’s motoryachts, a flotilla of sailing vessels will be moored in the harbor.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
So start there, at Ego Alley, a narrow waterway that brings people and shops close to boats (both moored and moving).
—Charles Babington, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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“Moor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moor. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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moor
1 of 3 noun
: a boggy area
especially
: one that is peaty and dominated by grasses and sedges
moor
2 of 3 verb
: to fasten in place with cables, lines, or anchors
moor a boat
moorage
noun
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Etymology
Noun
Old English mōr "an area of open and wet wasteland"
Verb
Middle English moren "to fasten (a boat) in place"
Noun
Middle English More "Moor," from early French More (same meaning), from Latin Maurus "a person from Mauretania (a country in Africa)"
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