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ground tackle

ground tack·le
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ground tak-uh l or for 2–4, tey-kuh l]
    • /graʊnd ˈtæk əl or for 2–4, ˈteɪ kəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ground tak-uh l or for 2–4, tey-kuh l]
    • /graʊnd ˈtæk əl or for 2–4, ˈteɪ kəl/

Definitions of ground tackle words

  • noun ground tackle equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings. 1
  • noun ground tackle the anchors, anchor cables, and cable fittings used in anchoring a vessel 0
  • noun ground tackle (nautical) equipment, such as anchors, cables, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings. 0
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Origin of ground tackle

First appearance:

before 1550
One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60

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Parts of speech for Ground tackle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Ground tackle

ground tackle popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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