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bower anchor

bower anchor noun: each of the two main anchors of a ship, carried permanently attached to their cables on each side of the bow, always ready to be let go in case of an emergency.

Noun

bower anchor (plural bower anchors)

  1. each of the two main anchors of a ship, carried permanently attached to their cables on each side of the bow, always ready to be let go in case of an emergency.

Forms of bower anchor

pluralbower anchors

Questions about bower anchor

What does bower anchor mean?
Bower anchor means each of the two main anchors of a ship, carried permanently attached to their cables on each side of the bow, always ready to be let go in case of an emergency.
What part of speech is bower anchor?
Bower anchor is a noun.
What is the plural of bower anchor?
The plural of bower anchor is bower anchors.

Words near bower anchor in the dictionary

  1. bowenites
  2. bowenoid
  3. Bowenvale
  4. Bowenwork
  5. bower
  6. bower anchor
  7. bower anchors
  8. Bower Ashton
  9. bower bird
  10. bower birds
  11. bower vine

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