anchor log
anchor log
[′aŋ·kər ‚läg] (civil engineering)
A log, beam, or concrete block buried in the earth and used to hold a guy rope firmly. Also known as deadman; ground anchor.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
anchor log
A timber which serves as a dead man.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.