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Answer for the clue "Log used for anchorage ", 7 letters:
deadman

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context obsolete English) A corpse 2 (context construction English) A long object, often a timber or log, buried to serve as an anchor for a wall or for stays.'' 3 (context rail transport English) A cutout device with operates in the event of driver ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Deadman is a DC comic character. Deadman or Deadman's may also refer to: "Deadman" or "dead man" are alternative terms for a dead man's switch "Deadman's foot" is another name for a salamander in metallurgy A "deadman" is a large object either buried to ...

Usage examples of deadman.

Stephen answered, adding something or other rather muddled about farewell and adieu to you Spanish onions and the first land called the Deadman and from Ramhead to Scilly was so and so many.

I loved the litany of the tools we were using: deadmen, pitons, pickets, ice screws, carabiners, jumar ascenders.

Utah Blaine rode swiftly, dropping down to find a cattle trail that led to the top of Deadman Mesa.

When the deadman alarm went off, broadcasting a contamination code, the Trundomoui who investigated took every precaution.

Eisenstadt barked as Kernyov reached for the Deadman Switch board.