Anchor store
(def 8).
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a deck watch maintained by the crew of a ship at anchor. Historical Examples Then, as soon as the fishermen had departed, all hands except the anchor watch went to breakfast. The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer Harry Collingwood This is the yarn I listened to on anchor watch thirty years ago. The Grain Ship […]
- Anchorwoman
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- Anchorage
that portion of a harbor or area outside a harbor suitable for anchoring or in which ships are permitted to anchor. a charge for occupying such an area. the act of anchoring or the state of being anchored. that to which anything is fastened. a means of anchoring or making fast. something that can be […]
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