Found 2 items, similar to Sheet anchor.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sheet anchor
sheet anchor
n : spare anchor for use in emergency [syn:
waist anchor]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sheet anchor
Sheet anchor
\Sheet“ an”chor\ [OE. scheten to shoot, AS.
sce['o]tan; cf. OE. shoot anchor. See
Shoot, v. t.]
1. (Naut.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist
of a vessel; -- called also
waist anchor. See the Note
under
Anchor.
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2. Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in
danger; the best hope or refuge.
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