ground tackle

ground tackle

noun Nautical.
equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.

Origin:
1550–60
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ground tackle

noun
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving [syn: anchor
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