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bower anchor
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Noun
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bower
anchor
(
plural
bower anchors
)
(
nautical
)
each of the two main anchors of a
ship
, carried
permanently
attached
to their
cables
on each side of the
bow
, always ready to be let go in case of an
emergency
.
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sheet anchor
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bow-attached anchor ready to be lowered
German:
Buganker
(de)
m
Russian:
станово́й
судово́й
я́корь
m
(
stanovój sudovój jákorʹ
)
Swedish:
bogankare
n