mooring rope
Boat tie-down
A mooring rope is a heavy line used to secure a boat or ship to a dock, buoy, or anchor point.
The term is straightforward—a rope used for mooring.
Mooring ropes must withstand constant tension and weather exposure: Check the mooring ropes before the storm hits.
- hawserThick nautical tethering rope
- dock lineRope fastening boat to wharf
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- spring lineDiagonal nautical restraint
- cleatShoe spike for grip
bollard · tie · knot · marina · pier · berth · boat slip · splice · coil · hemp · nylon · tether · stern · bow · captain · harbor · harbor master · wharf
restraint vs. freedom of movement
mooring ropeunmoored
Released from anchorage
adrift · untethered · cast off · open water · underway
moor, moored, moorings, rope, ropes, roped, roping, ropy, ropelike