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A ABACK to ADMIRAL of the fleet Vice-ADMIRAL to AFTER-SAILS AGENT-VICTUALLER to ALL'S WELL ALL bands high to ANCHOR To drag the ANCHORS to To fish the ANCHOR To drag the ANCHORS Foul ANCHOR To ANCHOR ANCHOR is a cock-bill At ANCHOR The ANCHOR is a-peek The ANCHOR as a-trip, or a-weigh To back the ANCHOR To cat the ANCHOR To fish the ANCHOR To sheer the ship to her ANCHOR to Top-ARMOUR ASHORE to AUGER AWEIGH to AZIMUTH COMPASS Search Contact us |
At ANCHORAt ANCHOR (a l'ancre, Fr.) the situation of a ship which rides by her anchor in a road or haven, &c. Plate I. fig. 6. represents the fore-part of a ship, as riding in this situation.
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