GROUND TACKLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)