rond-anchor

noun

A type of anchor with a single fluke used to fasten a boat to a river or canal bank.

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Meanings

nounrond-anchor (plural rond-anchors)

plural rond-anchors · alternative rond anchor

  1. NorfolkA type of anchor with a single fluke used to fasten a boat to a river or canal bank.

    A rond-anchor is a stockless anchor with only one fluke for mooring to the rond or bank.

    1934, Arthur Ransome, Coot Club, footnote to Chapter 6
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APA

rond-anchor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rond-anchor

MLA

“rond-anchor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rond-anchor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rond-anchor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rond-anchor.

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