All 8 Uses

tether
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Airborn, by Oppel
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I stared, breath stoppered in my throat, at those four bits of metal that tethered the burner frame to the gondola.†
Chpt 1.

tethered = tied so as to limit the boundaries of movement
The sixth line went, and now there were but two lines tethering the balloon to the gondola, attached to opposite corners.†
Chpt 1. *

tethering = tying to something so as to limit the boundaries of movement
Four more lines needed casting off, and then we'd no longer be tethered to that infernal little pirate ship.†
Chpt 6.

tethered = tied so as to limit the boundaries of movement
No question, it would be a tricky landing: an unknown landing field, no ground crew to grab the lines and tether the ship, no mooring mast to keep her secure.†
Chpt 7.
Off the Aurora's port side, there was nothing but beach, so the crew was tethering her lines to mooring spikes, driven deep into the sand.†
Chpt 7.

tethering = tying to something so as to limit the boundaries of movement
She was snugly tethered, but there was no one about, which made me nervous.†
Chpt 17.

tethered = tied so as to limit the boundaries of movement
The Aurora's officers and crew had their hands tethered and were lined up together against the outer wall, beneath the windows.†
Chpt 18.
Once I cast off the bow lines, assuming Bruce had done his work, the Aurora would only be tethered by the stern, and anything more than a breath of wind would shift her.†
Chpt 19.

Definitions:

(1) (tether)
to tie so as to limit the boundaries of movement; or the rope or other material used to do the tying
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)