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rond anchor

rond anchor is the alternative form of rond-anchor.

Meaning of rond-anchor

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

Questions about rond anchor

What is rond anchor the alternative form of?
Rond anchor is the alternative form of rond-anchor.

Words near rond anchor in the dictionary

  1. ronchils
  2. Ronchin
  3. ronchopathy
  4. Ronco Scrivia
  5. rond
  6. rond anchor
  7. rond anchors
  8. rond de jambe
  9. rond-anchor
  10. rond-anchors
  11. rond-de-cuir

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