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
He made an all-important sea anchor out of a life jacket, paddles out of his own shoes.
From Time Magazine Archive
If the engine fails, tie a sea anchor or bucket off the bow to head the boat into the waves.
From Time Magazine Archive
The leg in its cast was like a sea anchor dragged behind.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
