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moor.
bophelela.

running moor.
umqwebedu obalekayo.

this will make the moor very slack.
izakwenza intambo yamatyathanga enqanawa abegexe-gexe.

a ship can be moored with a running moor.
inqanawa ingabotshelelwa ngebophelelo elibalekayo.

this is if the moor is too slack or too taut.
ithethe ukuba intambo yamatyathanga enqanawa agegxe-gexe kakhulu okanye aqinile.

a vessel can also be moored with a dropping moor.
ingqayi ingabotshelelwa ngebopho eliwayo.

the running moor is usually employed in the royal navy.
ubotshelelo oluhambayo lusoloko lusetyenziswa kookumkani basenevi.

a large, anchored float to which a ship may moor.
into enkulu inyuswe nge-ankile apho inqanawe inokubotshelelwa khona.

this is the way to moor a yacht to a short spur or extension of a dock.
le yindlela yokubophelela inqanawa kwintsika emfutshane okanye isongezelelo sedokisi.

it is inadvisable to moor a heavy ship with a stream of more than half a knot under her.
licebo ukunyuka kwinqanawa enzima enomsinga ongaphezu kwesiqingatha yentsontelo engaphantsi kwe-injini.

if she is to anchor or moor, the ship will in most ports be allocated a particular berth by the shore authority.
ukuba izakuma okanye ihambe inqanawa izaku kwindawo yokuma enokuhlala ikakhulu kumakhamandela ngesigunyaziso soxweme lolwandle.

mooring a ship, however carefully carried out, is liable to strain the cable when middling with a taut moor.
indawo yokubophelela inqanawa nakajani.

to heave up one anchor so that the vessel may ride at a single anchor. (see moor.)
ukunyusela phezulu i-ankile khon'ukuze inqanawe ihambe nge-ankile enye (jonga ku-moor.)

each moor- ing consists of an anchor, a length of chain and a wire which is normally secured to one of the jetty bollards.
intambo nganye yokubophelela inqanawa ine-ankile, itsheyina kunye nocingo olude oludla ngokubotshelelwa kwintsika ekubotshelelwa kuzo intambo zenqanawa ezikwibrorho engena elwandle ekumisa kuyo inqanawa.

a rope or chain used to moor a vessel to a wharf, designated in accordance with the end of the boat with which it is used as bow-fast or stern-fast. see "painter".
intsontelo okanye ityathanga elisetyenziselwa ukubophelela inqanawe kwindawo yokothula nokulayisha iinqanawe eyenziwe ngokungqinelana nesiphelo sesikhephe esenzelwe ukuba luqhagamshelwano. jonga ku-"painter".