Nautical Term: Dolphin
Definition of Dolphin
A grouping of interconnected piles, driven deep into the bed of a waterway, and held together firmly for the purpose of securing vessels during their mooring in the waterway.
For example, As the sun began to set over the harbor, the sailors began to moor their vessels for the night. They secured their boats to a well-established dolphin, which was a firm and sturdy cluster of interconnected piles, driven deep into the bed of the harbor, and held together firmly for the purpose of securing vessels during their mooring in the harbor.
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