ANCHOR ROPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anchor rope mean? 

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

1. the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANCHOR ROPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

anchor chain; anchor rope

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

chain (a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament)