mooring mast

noun

1. the mast or tower to which a dirigible is moored.

mooring mast

noun

1. Also called: mooring tower. a mast or tower to which a balloon or airship may be moored

Word History and Origins

Origin of mooring mast¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

But hydrogen is highly explosive, and in 1937 the German airship the Hindenburg exploded on its attempt to dock with its mooring mast after a transatlantic journey, killing 36 people.

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Lyra realized what the stout mast was for of course, it was a mooring mast.

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This would be quicker than a more usual low landing, by which the airship approached long and low until it touched the ground and could be dragged to the mooring mast.

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One lighter-than-air model in development by LTA Aérostructures of Montreal would lower up to 70 tonnes of cargo to the ground, requiring only a mooring mast.

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The Empire State’s 204-foot mooring mast for passenger dirigibles, which never actually docked there, represented the mercantile equivalent of Trinity’s steeple.

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