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GROUND TACKLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
Synonyms:
anchor; ground tackle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ground tackle" is a kind of...):
claw; hook (a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something)
Meronyms (parts of "ground tackle"):
flue; fluke (flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor)
shank; stem (cylinder forming a long narrow part of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ground tackle"):
grapnel; grapnel anchor (a light anchor for small boats)
mooring anchor (an anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker in place)
mushroom anchor (an anchor used for semipermanent moorings; has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls)
sheet anchor; waist anchor (spare anchor for use in emergency)
Holonyms ("ground tackle" is a part of...):
vessel; watercraft (a craft designed for water transportation)
