drop anchor



drop anchor

To let down the anchor to secure a ship. We've been sailing all day, and here seems like a good enough spot to drop anchor, don't you think?
See also: anchor, drop

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jockel-German
Nyah-Eastern African, Swahili
Kasi-Indian, Telugu, Tamil
Osmund-Anglo-Saxon
Benayahu-Biblical Hebrew
MirjamiMEER-yah-meeFinnish