SHEET ANCHOR


Meaning of SHEET ANCHOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: alteration of earlier shoot anchor, from Middle English shute anker

Date: 1626

1. : a large strong anchor formerly carried in the waist of a ship and used as a spare in an emergency

2. : something that constitutes a main support or dependence especially in danger

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.