deadman anchor
1Deadman Islands — Geography Location Coronation Gulf Coordinates 68°09′N …
2deadman — ˌman, aa(ə)n noun (plural deadmen) Etymology: Middle English deedman, from deed dead + man 1. : corpse now used as one word in place names only Deadman s Bay …
3deadman — /ded man , meuhn/, n., pl. deadmen / men , meuhn/, adj. n. 1. Building Trades. a log, concrete block, etc., buried in the ground as an anchor. 2. a crutchlike prop temporarily supporting a pole or mast being erected. 3. Naut. a. an object fixed… …
4deadman — noun A long object, often a timber or log, buried to serve as an anchor for a wall or for stays. There is no deadman to be found at Deadmans Curve …
5deadman — noun Date: 1965 an anchor (as a metal plate) buried in snow and used (as in mountain climbing) to secure a rope …
6Deadman's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador — Deadmans Cove or Dead Man Cove was a small settlement northeast of Anchor Point, Newfoundland. See also List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador Coordinates: 51°15′12″N 56°47′00″W …
7deadman — n. support, anchor …
8anchor log — noun : a wooden, concrete, or metal bar buried in the earth to hold a guy rope firmly called also deadman …
9Glossary of climbing terms — This page describes terms and jargon related to climbing and mountaineering. Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A …
10Old Man of Hoy — The Old Man of Hoy viewed from the MV Hamnavoe The Old Man of Hoy is a 449 feet (137 m) sea stack of red sandstone perched on a plinth of igneous basalt rock, close to Rackwick Bay on the west coast of the island of …
