ground tackle

American  

noun

Nautical.

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

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Etymology

Origin of ground tackle

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

An integrated through-pulpit anchor chute with windlass makes for easy deployment and recovery of ground tackle.

From Time Magazine Archive

First, head into the wind; then, let go with the ground tackle.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here are some additional ground tackle tips: 1.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ground tackle arrangement�including an anchor rode locker and a hatch with an optional electric windlass, mooring cleat and manual hand crank�is akin to what you�d find on a larger cruising craft.

From Time Magazine Archive

We had a dark night, a heavy gale of wind, a lee-shore, a strong current, untried and probably not over-good ground tackle, and a great uncertainty as to our position.

From Hurricane Hurry by Kingston, William Henry Giles