单词 | waist-anchor |
释义 | > as lemmaswaist-anchor waist-anchor n. Nautical an anchor stowed in the waist of a vessel, a sheet-anchor. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > anchoring equipment > [noun] > anchor > sheet-anchor sheet-anchor1495 waist-anchor1846 1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. Waist-Anchor, a spare bower anchor in a ship of war. 1891 H. Patterson Illustr. Naut. Dict. 160 Sheet Anchor, the anchor carried in the waist on board men-o'-war. It is the same in weight as the bowers; sometimes called the waist anchor. < as lemmas |
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