Mooring Anchor (Noun)
Meaning
An anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker in place.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The mooring anchor weighs several tons, securely holding the massive buoy in the open sea.
- The installation team carefully lowered the mooring anchor to the seafloor to mark the shipping lane.
- A mooring anchor may be buried or embedded in the seafloor to increase stability.
- Mooring anchors come in different shapes and sizes to accommodate various types of buoys and markers.
- The salvage team struggled to dislodge the mooring anchor from the muddy seafloor without damaging it.