NOUN
- an anchor used for semipermanent moorings; has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls
How To Use mushroom anchor In A Sentence
- Buoys are moored with specially tested cables; the eye at the base of the buoy is of wrought iron to prevent it becoming "reedy" and the cable is secured to blocks (see ANCHOR) or mushroom anchors according to the nature of the ground. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"