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
It swept around the sea anchor of the enemy flank and struck at his most vulnerable spot.
From Time Magazine Archive
I've even used them to make an emergency sea anchor: I duct-taped two hooks into an X and then lashed canvas pieces to that structure with parachute cord.
From Time Magazine Archive
Before noon on the ninth day, the sea anchor broke away, and the boat lurched heavily as seas hit her broadside.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
