swings at anchor
swings at anchor is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swing at anchor.
Meaning of swing at anchor
Verb
swing at anchor (third-person singular simple present swings at anchor, present participle swinging at anchor, simple past and past participle swung at anchor)
- To remain in port for a prolonged period of time without sailing.
- Aaand any idea of asking for reinforcements was put off by the likely candidates: even-more-obsolete ironclad vessels and coastal-defense units which were swinging at anchor across the bay.2019 March 13, Drachinifel, 9:20 from the start, in The Russian 2nd Pacific Squadron - Voyage of the Damned, archived from the original on 16 Dec 2022
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- Swings at anchor is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swing at anchor.
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