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rond-anchor

rond-anchor noun: a type of anchor with a single fluke used to fasten a boat to a river or canal bank.

Noun

rond-anchor (plural rond-anchors)

  1. (Norfolk) A type of anchor with a single fluke used to fasten a boat to a river or canal bank.
    • A rond-anchor is a stockless anchor with only one fluke for mooring to the rond or bank.1934, Arthur Ransome, Coot Club, footnote to Chapter 6

Forms of rond-anchor

pluralrond-anchors
alternative formrond anchor

Questions about rond-anchor

What does rond-anchor mean?
Rond-anchor means a type of anchor with a single fluke used to fasten a boat to a river or canal bank.
What part of speech is rond-anchor?
Rond-anchor is a noun.
What is the plural of rond-anchor?
The plural of rond-anchor is rond-anchors.

Words near rond-anchor in the dictionary

  1. Ronco Scrivia
  2. rond
  3. rond anchor
  4. rond anchors
  5. rond de jambe
  6. rond-anchor
  7. rond-anchors
  8. rond-de-cuir
  9. Ronda
  10. rondache
  11. rondacher

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