vessel at anchor
41cast anchor — verb secure a vessel with an anchor We anchored at Baltimore • Syn: ↑anchor, ↑drop anchor • Derivationally related forms: ↑anchor (for: ↑anchor), ↑anchorage ( …
42Platform supply vessel — Supply ship redirects here. For offshore naval replenishment ships (AOR), see Replenishment oiler. Platform Supply Vessel A Platform supply vessel (often abbreviated as PSV) is a ship specially designed to supply offshore oil platforms. These… …
43drop anchor — verb secure a vessel with an anchor We anchored at Baltimore • Syn: ↑anchor, ↑cast anchor • Derivationally related forms: ↑anchor (for: ↑anchor), ↑anchorage ( …
44Spray (sailing vessel) — The S.V. Spray was the vessel rebuilt by Joshua Slocum and used in his successful attempt to circumnavigate the world single handedly, the first voyage of its kind. The Spray was a convert|36|ft|9|in|m|sing=on sloop rigged fishing boat refitted… …
45Sheet 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.… …
46waist anchor — 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… …
47at anchor — phrasal : being anchored (as to the bottom by an anchor or to a buoy secured to the bottom) a ship riding at anchor in the bay used also in law of a vessel moored to a dock * * * at anchor Anchored • • • Main Entry: ↑anchor * * * (of a ship)… …
48Trend of an anchor — Trend Trend, n. Inclination in a particular direction; tendency; general direction; as, the trend of a coast. [1913 Webster] {Trend of an anchor}. (Naut.) (a) The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the… …
49Bomb vessel — A bomb vessel, bomb ship, bomb ketch, or simply bomb was a type of wooden sailing naval ship. Its primary armament was not cannon (long guns and carronades), but rather mortars mounted forward near the bow. Bomb vessels were specialized ships… …
50ice anchor — noun : a small anchor usually having one fluke and used for mooring a boat to ice * * * a large, hooklike device for setting in ice to anchor a vessel or to provide a hold for a hawser in warping it along. Also called ice drag. [1765 75] * * *… …
