mooring mast

American  

noun

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

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mooring mast British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of mooring mast

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.

From Salon

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

From Literature

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.

From The Guardian

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.

From Economist

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

From New York Times