sheet anchor
large anchor used in emergencies | ||||
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Sheet anchor Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Sheet anchor
(v. t.)
Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger; the best hope or refuge.
(v. t.)
A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; -- called also waist anchor. See the Note under Anchor.
(v. t.)
Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger; the best hope or refuge.
(v. t.)
A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; -- called also waist anchor. See the Note under Anchor.
| WordNet 2.0 |
sheet anchor
Noun
1. spare anchor for use in emergency
(synonym) waist anchor
(hypernym) anchor, ground tackle
Noun
1. spare anchor for use in emergency
(synonym) waist anchor
(hypernym) anchor, ground tackle
| Australian Slang |
Sheet anchor
(cricket) player whose batting is very reliable
(cricket) player whose batting is very reliable
| hEnglish - advanced version |
sheet anchor
sheet anchor
\sheet" an"chor\ (?). [oe. scheten to shoot, as. sce?tan; cf. oe. shoot anchor. see shoot, v. t.]
1. (naut.) a large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; -- called also waist anchor. see the note under anchor.
2. anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger; the best hope or refuge.
sheet anchor
n : spare anchor for use in emergency [syn: waist anchor]
sheet anchor
\sheet" an"chor\ (?). [oe. scheten to shoot, as. sce?tan; cf. oe. shoot anchor. see shoot, v. t.]
1. (naut.) a large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; -- called also waist anchor. see the note under anchor.
2. anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger; the best hope or refuge.
sheet anchor
n : spare anchor for use in emergency [syn: waist anchor]