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mushroom anchor

noun

, Nautical.
  1. a stockless anchor having a bowlike head, used chiefly for semipermanent moorings.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mushroom anchor1

First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences

The invalid sat on the shank of a mushroom anchor, and smoked his pipe while he affected to superintend the work.

It was a mushroom anchor, and got its name from its shape; for it looked for all the world like a huge metal toadstool.

The first attention of the landing-master was to lay down a mushroom-anchor, weighing 18 cwt.

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