单词 | mushroom anchor |
释义 | > as lemmasmushroom anchor mushroom anchor n. a mooring anchor having a saucer-shaped head on a central shaft. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > anchoring equipment > [noun] > anchor > anchor with mushroom-shaped head mushroom anchora1823 mushroom1888 a1823 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XIV. 548/1 An anchor of a very peculiar kind is employed to secure the vessels..; it is technically called the mushroom anchor. 1920 Jrnl. U.S. Artillery June 534 One 1000 pound mushroom anchor secured to a keg buoy was dropped as a marker for each position. 1979 J. D. McDonald Green Ripper (1980) xi. 167 Maybe a mushroom anchor, threaded so you could unscrew the shank. a1990 M. F. Hopkins Out of Fog (2014) viii. 51 By 2245 hours, 10:45 p.m., the scientists and crew had the mushroom anchor set on the bottom of the ocean. < as lemmas |
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