Assertion: stockless anchor | /r/CapableOf | use reflect the experience of mariners
Facets:
value: on ships of size
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The stockless anchor used today, on ships of size that are likely to encounter any and all types of sea bottom, reflect the experience of mariners for the past twenty five hundred years in compromising between pure dead weight for very hard bottoms and on the other hand ability to bite and to hold well in soft bottoms.