Translation guide
The English word 'moor' can refer to a type of landscape or to the act of securing a boat. This guide covers both meanings.
To refer to a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often covered with heather.
General term for wilderness, wasteland, or moor. Can be used for various types of uncultivated land.
There was nothing on that moor.
Refers to barren or desolate land, often used for moors or wastelands.
Specifically a marshy or boggy moorland. Use when emphasizing the wetland aspect.
To tie up a boat or ship to a fixed object so it doesn't drift.
Standard verb for mooring a vessel. Used in nautical contexts.
Heather was blooming on the moor.
湿原には珍しい植物が生えている。
Rare plants grow on the moor.
We moored the boat to the pier.
Means to anchor or berth a ship. Often used for larger vessels staying in a harbor.
A large ship is moored in the harbor.