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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in
danger; the best hope or refuge.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
2. Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in
danger; the best hope or refuge.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
sheet anchor
n : spare anchor for use in emergency [syn: waist anchor]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
sheet anchor
n.
1 (lb en nautical) a large, spare anchor used in an emergency
2 (lb en by extension) a source of help in times of danger; last
resort
3 (lb en cricket) a batsman who provides dependable defence while a
series of other batsmen score rapidly
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
sheet anchor
n.
1 (lb en nautical) a large, spare anchor used in an emergency
2 (lb en by extension) a source of help in times of danger; last
resort
3 (lb en cricket) a batsman who provides dependable defence while a
series of other batsmen score rapidly
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
sheet anchor
n.
1 (lb en nautical) a large, spare anchor used in an emergency
2 (lb en by extension) a source of help in times of danger; last
resort
3 (lb en cricket) a batsman who provides dependable defence while a
series of other batsmen score rapidly
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
sheet anchor
n.
1 (lb en nautical) a large, spare anchor used in an emergency
2 (lb en by extension) a source of help in times of danger; last
resort
3 (lb en cricket) a batsman who provides dependable defence while a
series of other batsmen score rapidly
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
sheet anchor /ʃˈiːt ˈaŋkə/
1. последна надежда
a source of help in times of danger
2. резервна котва
nautical: a large, spare anchor
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
sheet anchor /ʃˈiːt ˈaŋkə/
Blechanker
see: sheet anchors
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
sheet anchor /ʃˈiːt ˈaŋkə/
Notanker , Rettungsanker [naut.]
see: sheet anchors
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
sheet anchor /ʃˈiːt ˈaŋkə/
Rüstanker , Reserveanker [naut.]
Synonyms: waist anchor, spare anchor
see: waist anchors, sheet anchors, spare anchors
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
sheet anchor /ʃˈiːt ˈaŋkə/
[fig.] Rettungsanker [übtr.] , Fels in der Brandung Retter in der Not
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
sheet anchor /ʃˈiːt ˈaŋkə/
hätäankkuri
nautical: a large, spare anchor
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
sheet anchor /ʃˈiːt ˈaŋkə/
1. आकबती लंगर
"The will power acts as sheet anchor for difficult situations in the life."
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 备用大锚,最后的希望,最后的手段
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