förtöja — meaning in English

English meaning

• moor noun A wide stretch of open, often hilly land covered in heather and rough grass, with poor, boggy soil.

Senses

förtöja is used for these senses in English:

• 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.

moor — full definition

1. noun A wide stretch of open, often hilly land covered in heather and rough grass, with poor, boggy soil.
2. verb To tie up and fix a boat in place with ropes, chains, or an anchor.

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