WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
altazimuth mount′ing, 
  1. Astronomya mounting with two axes, to allow movement in both horizontal and vertical planes, used with telescopes, antennas, and precise surveying instruments.
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
altazimuth mounting
  1. a telescope mounting that allows motion of the telescope about a vertical axis (in azimuth) and a horizontal axis (in altitude)

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