(Nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place.
1 His gaze slid up the mooring line , then unexpectedly locked on hers.
2 Apparently he'd caught the mooring line and saved himself from falling.
3 At a word, two men rushed to unfasten the mooring line .
4 Grimy Huey tossed her a mooring line and she tied down her machine.
5 Our pilot steers each one to a different mooring line .
6 One of the life-saving men tossed a mooring line ashore.
7 Use this knife to slice the mooring line , then shove the boat into the surf.
8 Then I'll hold on to you, he said against her hair, and reached for the mooring line .
9 He strode up behind Hoffman as Rivera slipped the mooring line and stepped down onto the boat.
10 She cinched the wounded man to the mooring line , eased him over the rail and onto it.
11 The rocky riverbank was steep but not high, and Chastain, mooring line in hand, jumped to dry ground.
12 One may wish to go one way, and be swept another, especially when the mooring line is slack.
13 And she came to a gradual stop as though she had been "snubbed" by a mooring line .
14 The Great Barrier Island car ferry broke off its mooring line and at least two yachts sank in their berths.
15 The Great Barrier Island car ferry also broke off its mooring line and at least two yachts sank in their berths.
16 He was about to use Hawke's assault knife to sever the mooring line when he heard a low growl from above.
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