unmoor
transitive verb
- to free (a ship, etc.) from moorings
- to heave up all anchors of (a ship) but one
intransitive verb
to become unmoored
See unmoor in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ŭn-mo͝orˈ)
verb un·moored,
un·moor·ing,
un·moors verb, transitive- To release from or as if from moorings.
- Nautical To release (a ship) from all but one anchor.
verb, intransitive To cast off moorings.
link/cite
print
suggestion box