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Anchors
A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
📖 Definitions of "Anchors"
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A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
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An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).
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The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
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Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
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To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
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To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
"Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream."
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To stop; to fix or rest.
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To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
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A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.
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