cast anchor
Stop the ship
Cast anchor means to drop anchor from a vessel, securing it in place by letting the anchor sink to the bottom.
The phrase is somewhat formal or literary; in everyday use, sailors more often say simply drop anchor or anchor.
Figuratively, to cast anchor is to settle somewhere after wandering: After years abroad, she finally cast anchor in her hometown.
- settle downBecome calm or established
- come to restHalt completely, become stationary
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- portDocking place for ships
home port · safe harbor · sea · calm waters · ship · all hands on deck · sea legs · fasten · grapnel · capstan · secure · harbor · kedge · voyage · berthing · fix · windlass · make fast
nautical movement state
cast anchorset sail
Begin a sea journey
weigh anchor · get underway · put to sea · sail away · depart
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