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Sheet anchor   /ʃit ˈæŋkər/   Listen
Sheet anchor

noun
1.
Spare anchor for use in emergency.  Synonym: waist anchor.






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"Sheet anchor" Quotes from Famous Books



... momentary stop, or to haul a ship ahead, the title being in so far very consonant to the object of instruction; whereas the sheet-anchor is the great and last stand-by of a vessel, let go as a final resource after the two big "bowers," which constitute the usual reliance. The rareness with which the sheet anchor touched ground (the bottom) gave rise to the proverb, "To go ashore with the sheet anchor," as the ultimate expression of attention to duty; and the story ran of a British captain, a devoted ship-keeper, who, to a lieutenant remonstrating on the little privilege of leave enjoyed ...
— From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life • Captain A. T. Mahan



Words linked to "Sheet anchor" :   anchor, ground tackle



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