the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, esp. the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm.

a barb, or the barbed head, of a harpoon, spear, arrow, or the like.

either half of the triangular tail of a whale.

noun

certainty , design , plan

noun

accident , blessing , break , contingency , fortuity , fortunate , fortune , good fortune , good luck , incident , lucky break * , odd chance , quirk , stroke of luck * , windfall , hap , happenchance , happenstance , hazard , blade , fish , flounder , oddity , trematode