drop anchor
Park at sea
To drop anchor is to lower a ship's anchor into the water, securing the vessel in place.
The phrase extends to any act of settling somewhere, usually temporarily: We dropped anchor at a café near the harbor.
Someone who drops anchor stops moving and establishes position, whether for an hour or a season.
Sleeping space on transport
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
- pierWaterfront landing structure
wharf · jetty · quay · buoy · bollard · cleat · hawser · chain
Create formally, permanently
- resideLive in a place
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- ensconceSettle securely in place
homestead · base · station · plant · situate · locate · ground · fix
Receptacle for contents
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- sailboatWind-propelled watercraft
- bowRespectful forward inclination
stern · helm · captain · deckhand · seafaring · maritime · starboard · port
Cease all motion
- ceaseTo discontinue activity
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- restCessation of activity
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
idle · park · stay · freeze · hold · suspension · immobilize · stillness
berth
Sleeping space on transport
pier · wharf · jetty · quay · buoy · bollard · cleat · hawser · chain · rope
establish
Create formally, permanently
ensconce · homestead · base · station · plant · situate · locate · ground · fix · land
vessel
Receptacle for contents
bow · stern · helm · captain · deckhand · seafaring · maritime · starboard · port · galley
stop
Cease all motion
standstill · idle · park · stay · freeze · hold · suspension · immobilize · stillness · stationary
- Nautical Idiomsbatten down the hatches, all hands on deck, smooth sailing, three sheets to the wind, in the same boat
- sea idiomsall at sea, dead in the water, smooth sailing, sink or swim, miss the boat
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
- dropsraindrop, teardrop, dewdrop, eyedrops, gumdrop
drop anchorset sail
Begin a sea journey
weigh anchor · get underway · cast off · put to sea · sail away
drop anchormove on
Advance past something
pull up stakes · keep moving · uproot · hit the road · wander
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