MUSHROOM ANCHOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mushroom anchor mean? 

• MUSHROOM ANCHOR (noun)
  The noun MUSHROOM ANCHOR has 1 sense:

1. an anchor used for semipermanent moorings; has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls

  Familiarity information: MUSHROOM ANCHOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSHROOM ANCHOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An anchor used for semipermanent moorings; has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mushroom anchor" is a kind of...):

anchor; ground tackle (a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving)