admiralty | the office of admiral |
anchor ground tackle | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving |
anchor chain anchor rope | the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel |
anchor light riding light riding lamp | a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor |
egg-and-dart egg-and-anchor egg-and-tongue | a decorative molding, a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape |
grapnel grapnel anchor | a light anchor for small boats |
mooring anchor | an anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker in place |
mushroom anchor | an anchor used for semipermanent moorings, has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls |
sea anchor drogue | restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel, prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind |
sheet anchor waist anchor | spare anchor for use in emergency |
anchor mainstay keystone backbone linchpin lynchpin | a central cohesive source of support and stability, faith is his anchor, the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money, he is the linchpin of this firm |
admiralty | the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain) |
maritime law marine law admiralty law | the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc. |
Admiralty Islands | a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago |
Admiralty Island | an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau |
Admiralty Range | mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land |
anchor anchorman anchorperson | a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute |
nautical mile naut mi mile mi geographical mile Admiralty mile | a former British unit of length equivalent to , feet (,. meters), feet longer than a statute mile |
ring halo annulus doughnut anchor ring | a toroidal shape, a ring of ships in the harbor, a halo of smoke |
naval brass Admiralty brass Admiralty Metal Tobin bronze | alpha-beta brass containing tin, resistant to sea water, Admiralty Metal is a trademark |
anchor cast anchor drop anchor | secure a vessel with an anchor, We anchored at Baltimore |
anchor ground | fix firmly and stably, anchor the lamppost in concrete |
weigh anchor weigh the anchor | heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing |