Bow-anchor
1Anchor — For other uses, see Anchor (disambiguation). Ploudalmézeau, anchor of Amoco Cadiz An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or… …
2anchor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. berth, slip, buoy, grapnel, kedge; mainstay, safeguard; anchorman, woman, or person. v. cast anchor, moor; fix, attach, fasten; hold fast. See navigation, stability, communication, connection. II… …
3Anchor windlass — An anchor windlass within the forecastle on the main deck of the sailing ship Balclutha. The vertical shaft is rotated by a portion of the capstan above …
4Anchor Line (riverboat company) — The Anchor Line was a steamboat company that operated a fleet of boats on the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1859 and 1898, when it went out of business. It was one of the most well known, if… …
5anchor — 1. noun /ˈæŋkə,ˈæŋkɚ/ a) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement. , Formerly a vessel would differentiate amongst the anchors carried as waist anchor, best bower, bower, stream and kedge anchors, depending… …
6anchor light — noun a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor • Syn: ↑riding light, ↑riding lamp • Hypernyms: ↑light, ↑light source * * * noun : the light shown at night by a vessel at anchor * * * …
7bow light — noun Etymology: bow (V) : the white light displayed forward by a ship at anchor or by a power ship under way * * * bow light «bow», a lighted lamp at the front end of a ship or boat …
8anchor ball — noun 1. : a projectile with grappling hooks attached used in the lifesaving service to fire into the rigging of wrecked vessels 2. : a black ball displayed in the rigging between bow and foremast by a vessel at anchor in or near a channel * * *… …
9anchor light — Naut. a 32 point light, visible from at least two miles away, shown at night near the bow and not more than 20 ft. (6 m) above the deck of a vessel lying at anchor. Also called riding light. * * * …
10anchor pocket — Naut. a recess in the bow of a vessel, for housing a stockless anchor. * * * …
