Meanings
plural sea anchors
- nauticalA parachute-like device designed to slow down the speed of a drifting ship or boat and to keep its bow pointing to the wind.
Synonyms: drag sail, drift anchor, drogue anchor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA parachute-like device designed to slow down the speed of a drifting ship or boat and to keep its bow pointing to the wind.
More synonyms by meaning
nounrestraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian плаваща котва
- плаваща котва (plavašta kotva)parachute to slow a drifting ship
Finnish ajoankkuri, laahusankkuri
- ajoankkuriparachute to slow a drifting ship
- laahusankkuriparachute to slow a drifting ship
Japanese 海錨
- 海錨 (kaibyō)parachute to slow a drifting ship
Māori punga kōrewa, punga kārewa
- punga kōrewaparachute to slow a drifting ship
- punga kārewaparachute to slow a drifting ship
Swedish drivankare
- drivankareparachute to slow a drifting ship
Cite this entry
sea anchor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20anchor
“sea anchor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20anchor. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea anchor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20anchor.
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