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Ground tackle   /graʊnd tˈækəl/   Listen
Ground tackle

noun
1.
A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving.  Synonym: anchor.






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"Ground tackle" Quotes from Famous Books



... without moving from the cock-pit. Beginning forward, there was the chain locker, which contained all the extra cordage the schooner was likely to need during a cruise, and also served as a place of storage for the ground tackle when not in use. Abaft of that was a forecastle, with bunks for two hands, and then came a small but convenient galley, with cupboards and dishes in plenty, from which a door gave entrance into ...
— Marcy The Blockade Runner • Harry Castlemon

... heard the rattle of the cable in the steamer's hawse pipes, followed instantly by a great splash at the bow that told as plainly as words that the ground tackle was out. ...
— Boy Scouts in the North Sea - The Mystery of a Sub • G. Harvey Ralphson

... YACHTSMAN'S HANDBOOK, by Herbert L. Stone. The author and compiler of this work is the editor of "Yachting." He treats in simple language of the many problems confronting the amateur sailor and motor boatman. Handling ground tackle, handling lines, taking soundings, the use of the lead line, care and use of sails, yachting etiquette, are all given careful attention. Some light is thrown upon the operation of the gasoline motor, and suggestions are made for the avoidance of ...
— Taxidermy • Leon Luther Pray



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