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sheet anchor

NOUN
safety net
Synonyms
WEAK
benefits buffer government aid insurance level of economic security guaranteed by government parachute precaution precautions preventive measure protection protective umbrella safeguard safety plug safety valve subsidy
NOUN
sea anchor
Synonyms
WEAK
anchor bower drift anchor drogue

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Sheet-anchor, shēt′-angk′ur, n. the largest anchor of a ship, shot or thrown out in extreme danger: chief support: last refuge.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various