moor

one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"

come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"

secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat"