boat anchor
A cumbersome, useless piece of equipmentA cumbersome, useless piece of equipment.
» The boat anchored near the shore.
Das Boot ankerte nahe der Küste. — freddy1
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1 senses(slang)A cumbersome, useless piece of equipment.
Examples
4 sentencesThe boat anchored near the shore.
deDas Boot ankerte nahe der Küste. — freddy1
The boat is anchored in the harbor.
ruЛодка стоит на рейде в порту. — marafon
Many boats lay at anchor in the bay.
ruНа якоре в бухте стояло множество лодок. — marafon
deZahlreiche Boote lagen in der Bucht vor Anker. — Melang
A large number of boats lay at anchor in the bay.
ruНа якоре в бухте стояло множество лодок. — marafon
deZahlreiche Boote lagen in der Bucht vor Anker. — Melang
Origin
Suggesting that it would only be useful as a weight to be thrown overboard to moor a vesseSuggesting that it would only be useful as a weight to be thrown overboard to moor a vessel.
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Forms
plural: boat anchors| Singular | boat anchor |
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