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moor in Tagalog

labon

/mʊə/

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moor in Tagalog: labon. In English, moor means an extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. (Compare bog, peatland, marsh, swamp, fen.).

Tagalog words for moor

region with poor, marshy soil, peat and heath
labon

English meaning of moor

  1. noun An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. (Compare bog, peatland, marsh, swamp, fen.).
  2. noun A game preserve consisting of moorland.
  3. verb To cast anchor or become fastened.
  4. verb 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.

Full definition of moor

moor in a sentence

  • A cold, biting wind blew across the moor, and the travellers hastened their step.
  • In her girlish age, she kept sheep on the moor.
  • The vessel moored in the stream.

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Questions about moor in Tagalog

What is the meaning of moor in Tagalog?
Moor in Tagalog is labon.
Ano ang moor sa Tagalog?
Moor: labon.
What does moor mean in English?
Moor means an extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. (Compare bog, peatland, marsh, swamp, fen.).

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