moor
moor
mʊr
moor
British pronunciation
/mˈɔː/

Definition und Bedeutung von „moor“ im Englischen

01

an expanse of open, often high land with peaty soil, typically covered with heather, bracken, and moss

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Heather blooms in late summer across the moor.
02

a North African Muslim of mixed Arab and Berber descent who converted to Islam in the 8th century and conquered Spain

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Moors introduced advanced agricultural techniques to the Iberian Peninsula.
to moor
01

vertäuen, festmachen

to secure a boat by means of cables or anchors in a particular place
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He carefully moored the sailboat to the buoy, checking that the knots were tight and secure.
Er hat das Segelboot sorgfältig an der Boje festgemacht und überprüft, ob die Knoten fest und sicher waren.
02

festmachen, anlegen

(of a boat or ship) to stop in a designated area, typically using a mooring buoy or dock
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Once the tide changed, the ship began to moor alongside the dock.
Sobald sich die Gezeiten änderten, begann das Schiff, am Dock zu festmachen.
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