drop anchor
Example Sentences
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The local pilot onboard the vessel frantically gave orders, telling the crew to steer the rudder hard to port and drop anchor to keep it from drifting starboard.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024
Tourist boats routinely drop anchor directly on the corals, and that can destroy more than 20 square feet of coral each time.
From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2022
A vessel with a 1,660-ton load was forced to drop anchor in the waterway due to an engine failure, closing traffic between St Goar and Oberwesel.
From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2022
This distinction not only means they can drop anchor on Indigenous lands, like Hobart Bay — something no other company can do.
From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022
We collected mussels from the rocks for bait, then we got into either the row-boat or the motor-boat and pushed off to drop anchor later in some likely spot.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
