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
Wilheard	-	Anglo-Saxon
Ahtahkakoop	-	Native American, Cree
Briggs	[brigz]
FinnÁN	-	Irish
Dickinson	['dikinsən]
Michelle	mee-SHEL (French), mi-SHEL (English)	French, English, Dutch