ground tackle

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Noun ground tackle has 1 sense

anchor, ground tackle - a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
--₁ is a kind of hook, claw
--₁ is a part of vessel, watercraft
--₁ has parts: fluke, flue; shank, stem
--₁ has particulars:
grapnel, grapnel anchor; mooring anchor; mushroom anchor; sheet anchor, waist anchor