ground anchor
Soil-driven securing device
A ground anchor is a device driven or screwed into the earth to secure something in place—tents, fences, utility poles, or retaining walls.
Unlike anchors that grip by weight, ground anchors hold through friction or mechanical engagement with surrounding soil: The carnival workers drove ground anchors for the big top.
Also called an earth anchor.
- stakeSharpened post or share
- tent pegCampsite ground fastener
- tentPortable fabric shelter
- guy lineTensioned anchoring cord
- guy-wireTensioned anchoring cable
mooring · earth · soil · secure · cable · tieback · deadman · auger · screw · dig · hold · tension · foundation · pier · embed · clay · sand · pull
anchoring mechanism
ground anchorweight
Measure of heaviness
sandbag · ballast · counterweight · concrete block · water weight
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