lie at anchor

[for a ship] to wait or rest at anchor. The ship lay at anchor throughout the day while a shore party searched for the runaway. We lay at anchor overnight, waiting for the tide.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vinko	-	Croatian, Slovene
Rosario	ro-SAH-ryo (Spanish), ro-ZAH-ryo (Italian)	Spanish, Italian
Lilly	LIL-ee (English)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Michaela	mi-khah-E-lah (German), mi-KAY-lə (English)	German, Swedish, English, Czech, Slovak
TorbjØRg	-	Norwegian
Babar	-	Urdu