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WAIST ANCHOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does waist anchor mean?
• WAIST ANCHOR (noun)
The noun WAIST ANCHOR has 1 sense:
1. spare anchor for use in emergency
Familiarity information: WAIST ANCHOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spare anchor for use in emergency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sheet anchor; waist anchor
Hypernyms ("waist anchor" is a kind of...):
anchor; ground tackle (a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving)
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