ground tackle

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noun Nautical.

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

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Nearby words

ground sluice, ground squirrel, ground state, ground stroke, ground substance, ground tackle, ground tissue, ground track, ground water, ground wave, ground ways

Origin of ground tackle

First recorded in 1550–60

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for ground tackle

They've reached their anchorage, and we may get our ground-tackle ready as soon as we like!'
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various
Captain Truck nodded, and proceeded to look into the condition of his ground-tackle.
Homeward Bound|James Fenimore Cooper
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

All the same, this looked as though she were pretty hard on her ground-tackle.
The Mirror of the Sea|Joseph Conrad