attraccare — meaning in English

English meaning

• berth noun A space where a ship can dock, moor, or anchor safely.
• dock noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.
• moor noun A wide stretch of open, often hilly land covered in heather and rough grass, with poor, boggy soil.

Senses

attraccare is used for these senses in English:

• berth (nautical) To bring (a ship or other vessel) into a berth (noun sense 1.1); also, to provide a berth for (a vessel).
• dock (intransitive) To land at a harbour.
• moor (intransitive, nautical) To cast anchor or become fastened.
• moor (transitive, nautical) To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like.

berth — full definition

1. noun A space where a ship can dock, moor, or anchor safely.
2. noun A fixed sleeping bunk on a ship, train, or other vehicle.
3. noun A job, position, or spot secured in something, such as a tournament.
4. verb To bring a ship into a berth, or to dock.

dock — full definition

1. noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.
2. verb To bring a ship into a dock, or for a spacecraft to connect to another craft or station.
3. verb To deduct an amount from someone's pay or score as a penalty.
4. noun The enclosed area in a courtroom where the accused sits during a trial.
5. noun A weedy plant with broad leaves, traditionally rubbed on nettle stings.

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