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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sheet-anchor
shēt′-angk′ur, n. the largest anchor of a ship, shot or thrown out in extreme danger: chief support: last refuge. [Shoot and anchor.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
sheet-anchor
One of four bower anchors supplied, two at the bows, and one at either chest-tree abaft the fore-rigging; one is termed the sheet, the other the spare anchor; usually got ready in a gale to let go on the parting of a bower. To a sheet anchor a stout hempen cable is generally bent, as lightening the strain at the bow, and being more elastic.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Sheet-anchor in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Sheet-anchor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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