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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, a sort of floating anchor for checking the drift of a vessel in a heavy gale, formed of a square sheet, kept stretched by metallic bars, and attached to a beam which serves to float it. Also called
anchor-drag and sea-anchor.
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