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
They found five flares and a sea anchor inside the hatch of the raft.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
