sea anchor
Example Sentences
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It was a six-man orange life raft with a sea anchor inside and no visible marine growth or markings.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2020
A sea anchor that reduces their speed to about 2 knots, too slow to escape a ship.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 9, 2013
By adding a sea anchor on windy days, it will keep a nice bait spread while drifting across or along the edge.
From Time Magazine Archive
It swept around the sea anchor of the enemy flank and struck at his most vulnerable spot.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then they rigged a sea anchor, a canvas cone dragged through the water to keep the boat turned into the storm.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
