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Grounded vs Anchored - What's the difference?

grounded | anchored |

As adjectives the difference between grounded and anchored

is that grounded is not allowed to fly while anchored is having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor.

As verbs the difference between grounded and anchored

is that grounded is past tense of ground while anchored is past tense of anchor.

grounded

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (aviation, of an airman) Not allowed to fly.
  • (of a person, predicative) Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment.
  • (of a person) Mature]], sensible with well-considered [[priority, priorities.
  • (electricity, North America) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (ground)
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    anchored

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (anchor)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (heraldry) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor.
  • an anchored cross

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