ground tackle

noun

Equipment, such as anchors, cables, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.

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Meanings

nounground tackle (uncountable)

alternative ground-tackle

  1. uncountablenauticalEquipment, such as anchors, cables, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

Similar
anchor
Broader
hookclaw
Also see
anchor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

ground tackle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20tackle

MLA

“ground tackle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20tackle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ground tackle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20tackle.

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