drop anchor
Example Sentences
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The local pilot onboard the vessel frantically gave orders, telling the crew to steer the rudder hard to port and drop anchor to keep it from drifting starboard.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024
Tourist boats routinely drop anchor directly on the corals, and that can destroy more than 20 square feet of coral each time.
From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2022
This distinction not only means they can drop anchor on Indigenous lands, like Hobart Bay — something no other company can do.
From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022
Malaysia's transport ministry in a statement said the port's operator had decided to decline the ship's intention to drop anchor there "in order not to violate any sanctions".
From Reuters • Mar. 1, 2022
We drop anchor at a place called Tuckernuck.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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