Moor (To) 1 : To secure a vessel in a particular place by means of wires or ropes made fast to the shore, to anchors, or to anchored mooring buoys, or to ride with both anchors down
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation & Rijeka College of Maritime Studies, IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP), London, UK 2000. http://www.segeln.co.at/media/pdf/smcp.pdf, (Mrn Commun Phrases - Brit) {563}