single point mooring

noun

, Nautical.

1. monobuoy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of single point mooring¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

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

A second Single Point Mooring floating platform was scheduled to further increase exports in April.

From Reuters