Usually means: Signal ball indicating ship anchored.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. anchor ball: Merriam-Webster
  2. anchor-ball: Wordnik
  3. anchor ball: Wiktionary
  4. anchor ball: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. anchor ball: Dictionary.com
  6. anchor ball: Merriam-Webster

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Travel Industry Dictionary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. anchor ball: Encyclopedia

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)
  2. Anchor Ball: Latitude Mexico

Definitions from Wiktionary (anchor ball)

noun:  (nautical) A sphere, usually black, that is either attached to the vessel or to the anchor buoy, used as a signal to state the vessel is anchored

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