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moorage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
moor-age
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of mooring.

noun

A place where a ship or an aircraft may be moored.

noun

The fee for mooring.

Etymology

Etymology tree English moor Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English moorage From moor + -age.

Inflected Forms

moorages (plural)

Synonyms

docking dockage tying up mooring berth slip

Questions

What does moorage mean?
The act of mooring.
Where does moorage come from?
Etymology tree English moor Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English moorage From moor + -age.

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