Meanings
nounweather anchor (plural weather anchors)
plural weather anchors
- nauticalThe anchor lying to windward.
[…] the weather anchor is likelier to go clear of the ship than the lee one […]
1791, William Hutchinson, A Treatise Founded Upon Philosophical and Rational Principles - USA television presenter who presents the weather forecast.
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