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anchor ball

American  

noun

Nautical.
  1. a day shape consisting of a black ball not less than 2 feet (0.6 meters) in diameter, displayed in the fore rigging of a vessel at anchor.


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Clip the anchor ball to the looped end of the previously unshackled anchor line.

From Time Magazine Archive

Next, attach a snapping clip to the loose end of a three-foot rope and snap the other end to an anchor ball.

From Time Magazine Archive

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