- lying at anchor
- A vessel floating on the water, but held by her cable and anchor. Reid v Lancaster Fire Ins. Co. 19 Hun 284, 285.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
lying at anchor
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anchor light — noun a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor • Syn: ↑riding light, ↑riding lamp • Hypernyms: ↑light, ↑light source * * * noun : the light shown at night by a vessel at anchor * * * … Useful english dictionary
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Lying ahull — In sailing, lying ahull is a controversial method of weathering a storm, by downing all sails, battening the hatches and locking the tiller to leeward. Unlike heaving to, a sea anchor is not used, allowing the boat to drift freely, completely at… … Wikipedia
anchor space — noun : any of eight spaces in balkline billiards seven inches square lying along a cushion and bisected transversely by a balkline in which object balls are treated as in balk called also anchor box … Useful english dictionary
weather anchor — noun The anchor lying to windward • • • Main Entry: ↑weather … Useful english dictionary
George Dewey — Infobox Military Person name= George Dewey born= birth date|1838|12|26 died= death date and age|1917|1|16|1838|12|26 placeofbirth=Montpelier, Vermont placeofdeath=Washington, D.C. caption= nickname= allegiance=flagicon|USA United States of… … Wikipedia
ἐφορμήσει — ἐφόρμησις lying at anchor so as to watch fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) ἐφορμήσεϊ , ἐφόρμησις lying at anchor so as to watch fem dat sg (epic) ἐφόρμησις lying at anchor so as to watch fem dat sg (attic ionic) ἐφορμάω stir up aor subj act 3rd… … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
