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Moor Verb Bre  Word Origin Area Land Rough

Front moor
Back moor
noun, verb
BrE /mɔː(r)/
BrE /mʊə(r)/
NAmE /mʊr/
noun
 word origin
 example bank
(especially BrE)
1 [countable, usually plural] a high open area of land that is not used for farming, especially an area covered with rough grass and heather

the North York moors
to go for a walk on the moors
2 [uncountable] = moorland
moor and rough grassland
verb
 verb forms
 word origin
[intransitive, transitive]
to attach a boat, ship, etc. to a fixed object or to the land with a rope, or anchor it
tie up
We moored off the north coast of the island.
~ sth (to sth) A number of fishing boats were moored to the quay.

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