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
If the engine fails, tie a sea anchor or bucket off the bow to head the boat into the waves.
From Time Magazine Archive
With the salvaged line of rope and a life jacket, he rigged up a sea anchor which steadied the bobbing raft when winds were contrary.
From Time Magazine Archive
As darkness fell on the ocean, the three boats tied themselves together, and the Docker put out a sea anchor to keep them turned up into the wind.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
