| 单词 | sea anchor |
| 释义 | sea anchor (once / 135855 pages) n WORD FAMILY sea anchor: sea anchors USAGE EXAMPLESThe leg in its cast was like a sea anchor dragged behind. John Knowles, A Separate Peace(1959) The damage meant that, when Ove dropped his sea anchor to sleep, the boat took on water. BBC(Jul 26, 2015) Climbing the giant swells, the boat clung to the sea anchors like a mountain climber to a rope. Yann Martel, Life of Pi(2001) n restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind Syn|Hyper drogue constraint, restraint a device that retards something's motion |
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