break sheer

verb

To deviate from sheer, and risk fouling the anchor.

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Meanings

verbbreak sheer (third-person singular simple present breaks sheer, present participle breaking sheer, simple past broke sheer, past participle broken sheer)

present singular third person breaks sheer · participle present breaking sheer · past broke sheer · participle past broken sheer

  1. nauticalTo deviate from sheer, and risk fouling the anchor.
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APA

break sheer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20sheer

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“break sheer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20sheer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “break sheer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20sheer.

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