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
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
When there is an opening for them in the anchorage area, they proceed to a specific latitude and longitude, where they drop anchor.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2021
“It’s impossiblated to moor at the foot of their mountain, so you’ll have to drop anchor further out. You can rowboat in. I shall guard the ship. If marauders come, I shall eats them.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
