NOUN | artifact | ground tackle, anchor | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving |
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Meaning | A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving. | |
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Synonym | anchor | |
Part of | vessel, watercraft | A craft designed for water transportation / transportation |
Parts | fluke, flue | Flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor |
shank, stem | cylinder forming a long narrow part of something | |
Narrower | 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 | |
sheet anchor, waist anchor | spare anchor for use in emergency | |
Broader | hook, claw | A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something |
Spanish | ancla, áncora | |
Catalan | àncora |
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