ground tackle

noun Nautical.

equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.

Origin of ground tackle

First recorded in 1550–60

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All the same, this looked as though she were pretty hard on her ground-tackle.
The Mirror of the Sea
Joseph Conrad
The ground-tackle was good; it had caught hold of a rock and held on.
My Doggie and I
R.M. Ballantyne
Sure enough, Daggett appeared more disposed to trust to his canvass, than to his ground-tackle.
The Sea Lions
James Fenimore Cooper
It is well named--if there ever was an anchor-watch, you keep it here: for no ground-tackle will ever hold like this.
The Sea Lions
James Fenimore Cooper
The Swash was not long in getting her ground-tackle, and the brig was soon seen with her topsail aback, waiting to cat the anchor.
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef
James Fenimore Cooper