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Bearing Ring

Webster's Dictionary

In a balloon, the braced wooden ring attached to the suspension ropes at the bottom, functionally analogous to the keel of a ship.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bearing Ring'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bearing-ring.html. 1828.