An anchor is a large heavy object, often shaped like a hook, which is attached to a ship by a chain and/or a rope. It can easily be detached from the ship, and most ships have more than one. To have at least one is essential.
anchor, anchor windlass, mooring lines, seamen. flag
give refuge
An anchor is anything with a density greater than water. It also has to have enough mass and/or shape to keep the ship moving at the speed it needs to move. This could entail full stop, with a traditional anchor, or slower than the wind, as with a sea anchor.
The prow is the fore part of a ship
The USS Panay. The ship was at anchor, beside four Standard Oil tankers. The ship had large while awnings stretched over the deck, with massive American flags painted on top of the awnings, facing up. The ship was at anchor about twenty miles from where the Japanese were ravaging Shanghai. The Japanese sank the ship and then machine-gunned survivors in the water. The Japanese later apologized, claiming it was a "mistake".
it drops anchor
Past tense of the verb "to anchor". "The ship anchored in Tortuga."
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An anchor is a heavy object from a ship attached to along length of chain to hold the ship in one place.
The weight of the anchor on a DDG class ship can vary depending on the specific model and size of the ship. However, in general, the anchor on a DDG class ship can weigh several tons to provide sufficient holding power and stability when the ship is at anchor.
We may simply add the length of the anchor cables used and the length of the ship together in estimating the radius of the turing circle of a ship at anchor.
The anchor in the navy stands for Hope.
An anchor is a heavy object from a ship attached to along length of chain to hold the ship in one place.
An anchor line is a very heavy rope or chain by which a ship's anchor is hoisted.
The length of cable attaching a ship to an anchor is called a scope.
The meanings together I do not know. But an anchor means safety, hope, and salvation; while the ship's wheel is a constant change and looking for somewhere to drop anchor.