英语词汇“to clear the anchor”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P3. to clear (away) the anchor (and variants): to free the anchor from any ropes, cables, etc., impeding it whilst it is being raised or lowered, or when the ship is anchored. Also used as a command.

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1641 T. Killigrew Prisoners i. iv. in Prisoners & Claracilla sig. C6 Mates cleare an Anchor to drop e're she strikes.

1747 A. Campbell Sequel Bulkeley & Cummins's Voy. South-seas i. 13 The Captain order'd to let go the Anchor, but the Bite of the Cable being over the Cat-head, we could not clear the anchor till it was too late.

1843 Colburn's United Service Mag. Oct. 255 Let go the halyards, clear away the anchor, over with it there.

1986 N. A. M. Rodger Wooden World (1988) i. 27 Older seamen, no longer agile enough to work aloft..dealt with the vital and tricky work of clearing away the anchors to let go, and catting and fishing them when unmooring.

2001 Morning Star (Wilmington, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 17 Aug. b1 They were doing free dives... He went down for one last dive of the day to clear the anchor.

单词	to clear the anchor
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