sea anchor

sea an·chor

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see ang-ker]
- /si ˈæŋ kər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see ang-ker]
- /si ˈæŋ kər/

Definitions of sea anchor words

noun sea anchor any of various devices, as a drogue, that have great resistance to being pulled through the water and are dropped forward of a vessel at the end of a cable to hold the bow into the wind or sea during a storm. 1
noun sea anchor any device, such as a bucket or canvas funnel, dragged in the water to keep a vessel heading into the wind or reduce drifting 0
noun sea anchor a large, canvas-covered frame, usually conical, let out from a ship as a drag or float to reduce drifting or to keep the ship heading into the wind 0

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Origin of sea anchor

First appearance:

before 1760

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1760-70

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Parts of speech for Sea anchor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sea anchor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sea anchor usage trend in Literature

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