holding ground

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holding ground [′hōl·diŋ ‚grau̇nd]

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The bottom ground of an anchorage; the term is usually preceded by an adjective to indicate the quality of the holding power of the material constituting the bottom.

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No references found			Unless the pull of the cable is fair on the ring, no anchor can be trusted even on the best of holding ground. The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context And he did it very badly too, in a hurry, and nearly contriving to miss altogether the patch of good holding ground, because, for sooth, he had caught sight of Hermann's niece on the poop. Falk - A Reminiscence by Conrad, Joseph View in context			holddown groove holddown timer Holden Holden, Edward Singleton Holden, Oliver Holden, William Woods holdenite holder holder bat Hölder condition Hölder summation Holder's Inequality Hölder's Inequality Holder, Geoffrey Hölderlin, Friedrich Holderlin, Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin, Johann Christian Friedrich holdfast holding holding anode holding beam holding coil Holding Company holding current holding furnace holding ground holding magnet holding pattern holding period holding point Holding System holding time holding-down bolt Holdsworth, Sir William Searle holdup Hole hole burning hole conduction hole deviation Hole Digger hole director Hole Expansion hole in one hole in the heart hole injection hole layout hole mobility hole model hole saw hole site Hole states in solids			Holding Down the Couch holding end up holding end up holding end up holding end up Holding Energia Risorse Ambiente holding fast holding fast holding fast holding fast holding fast Holding Fee Holding Fees Holding firm Holding firm Holding firm Holding firm holding forth holding forth holding forth holding forth holding forth holding furnace Holding gain Holding gains holding good holding good holding good holding good holding good holding ground holding grounds holding hand holding hand holding hand holding hand holding hand Holding hands Holding hands Holding hands Holding hands Holding hands Holding hands Holding Hands While Walking Holding Hands While Walking Pa-Sway Sway Pa holding harmless holding harmless holding harmless holding harmless holding harmless holding head high holding head high holding head high holding head high holding horses holding horses holding horses holding horses holding horses holding in constraint holding in contempt

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