| slovo | definícia |
sheet anchor
(encz) | sheet anchor, n: |
Sheet anchor
(gcide) | Sheet anchor \Sheet" an"chor\ [OE. scheten to shoot, AS.
sce['o]tan; cf. OE. shoot anchor. See Shoot, v. t.]
1. (Naut.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist
of a vessel; -- called also waist anchor. See the Note
under Anchor.
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2. Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in
danger; the best hope or refuge.
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sheet anchor
(wn) | sheet anchor
n 1: spare anchor for use in emergency [syn: sheet anchor,
waist anchor] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Sheet anchor
(gcide) | Sheet anchor \Sheet" an"chor\ [OE. scheten to shoot, AS.
sce['o]tan; cf. OE. shoot anchor. See Shoot, v. t.]
1. (Naut.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist
of a vessel; -- called also waist anchor. See the Note
under Anchor.
[1913 Webster]
2. Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in
danger; the best hope or refuge.
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