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single point mooring

American  

noun

Nautical.
  1. monobuoy.


Etymology

Origin of single point mooring

First recorded in 1975–80

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The facility currently allows the pumping of some 30,000 barrels of crude into tankers per hour, via a floating anchored offshore jetty, or single point mooring.

From Seattle Times Jul. 22, 2021

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