sea anchor
n. drogue, device used to hold a ship in one place while at sea sea-anchor device used to hold a ship in one place while at sea | ||||
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Sea anchor Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Sea anchor
See Drag sail, under 4th Drag.
See Drag sail, under 4th Drag.
| WordNet 2.0 |
sea anchor
Noun
1. restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
(synonym) drogue
(hypernym) restraint, constraint
(part-holonym) ship
Noun
1. restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
(synonym) drogue
(hypernym) restraint, constraint
(part-holonym) ship
| hEnglish - advanced version |
sea anchor
sea anchor
\sea" an"chor\ (?). (naut.) see drag sail, under 4th drag.
sea anchor
n : restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind [syn: drogue]
sea anchor
\sea" an"chor\ (?). (naut.) see drag sail, under 4th drag.
sea anchor
n : restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind [syn: drogue]
Sea anchor Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Sea anchor
A sea anchor, used to stabilize a boat in heavy weather, anchors not to the sea floor but to the water itself, as a kind of brake. Sea anchors are known by a number of names, such as drift anchor, drift sock, para-anchor, and boat brakes. These all function the same way, by pulling large amounts of water along as the boat moves, and they are all used to counter the effects of high winds. Similar in design and use to the sea anchor is the relatively smaller drogue.
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