ground tackle

noun

, Nautical.

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

First recorded in 1550–60

It blew a howling gale that night, but the place was safe enough, with good ground-tackle.

But apart from the folly of it, there were none of the ships that had ground tackle left that was fit to hold a cat.

Captain Truck nodded, and proceeded to look into the condition of his ground-tackle.

She is moored to withstand the strongest gales, and cannot readily disengage her heavy ground-tackle.

But all anchors, cables, and ground tackle generally may be removed on payment of 250 dols.

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