drift anchor

drift anchor
a sea anchor or drag.
[1870-75]

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  • Drift anchor — Drift Drift, a. That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud. Kane. [1913 Webster] {Drift anchor}. See {Sea anchor}, and also {Drag sail}, under {Drag}, n. {Drift epoch} (Geol.),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drift-anchor — driftˈ anchor noun An anchor for keeping the ship s head to the wind • • • Main Entry: ↑drift …   Useful english dictionary

  • drift anchor — n. SEA ANCHOR …   English World dictionary

  • drift anchor — noun : sea anchor * * * a sea anchor or drag. [1870 75] * * * drift anchor, = sea anchor. (Cf. ↑sea anchor) …   Useful english dictionary

  • drift anchor — /ˈdrɪft æŋkə/ (say drift angkuh) noun a sea anchor or drag …  

  • drift anchor — an anchor in the water column like a kite that slows the movement of an angler s boat through a fishing area …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • drift bay — drift anchor …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • Drift — Drift, a. That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud. Kane. [1913 Webster] {Drift anchor}. See {Sea anchor}, and also {Drag sail}, under {Drag}, n. {Drift epoch} (Geol.), the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Drift epoch — Drift Drift, a. That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud. Kane. [1913 Webster] {Drift anchor}. See {Sea anchor}, and also {Drag sail}, under {Drag}, n. {Drift epoch} (Geol.),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Drift net — Drift Drift, a. That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud. Kane. [1913 Webster] {Drift anchor}. See {Sea anchor}, and also {Drag sail}, under {Drag}, n. {Drift epoch} (Geol.),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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