DRAG ANCHOR

  

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DRAG ANCHOR

Specialty Definition: DRAG ANCHOR

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Food & Agriculture

A device for keeping a small boat's head into the wind and sea. One type used consists of a cone shaped canvas tube open at both ends. A hawser or warp is fastened to ropes from the sea anchor which enable it to operate opened out by the sea entering the cone. A tripping line is fastened to the other end for hauling in. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: DRAG ANCHOR

English words defined with "DRAG ANCHOR": Drag sail. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: DRAG ANCHOR

Language Translations for "DRAG ANCHOR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

drivanker (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

drijfanker (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor), zeeanker (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor), stopzak (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor), sleepzak (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

meriankkuri (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor), laahusankkuri (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor), ajoankkuri (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor). (various references)

   

French

  

drogue (drug), ancre flottante (drift anchor). (various references)

   

German

  

Treibanker (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor), Seeanker (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor), Schwimmanker (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor), Lenzsack (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

πλωτή άγκυρα (floating anchor). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

horgonnyal szántja a feneket (to drag anchor). (various references)

   

Italian

  

ncora idrodinamica (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor), ncora galleggiante (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

agdray anchoray

   

Portuguese

  

drogue (drogue), âncora flutuante (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

ancla flotante (sea anchor), ancla de capa (drogue, floating anchor, sea anchor). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

dragga (drag, sweep). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

tarama demiri. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: DRAG ANCHOR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-g-h-n-o-r-r"

-3 letters: handcar, orchard.

-4 letters: aarrgh, anarch, anchor, angora, archon, canard, candor, chadar, chador, charro, choana, dharna, dragon, garcon, garron, hadron, hagdon, hangar, organa, rancho, rancor.

-5 letters: aargh, acorn, adorn, agora, ardor, argon, cargo, chang, chard, charr, chord, conga, dacha, donga, gnarr, gonad, grana, grand, groan, hoard, hogan, honda, nacho, narco, orach, orang, organ, racon.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-c-d-g-h-n-o-r-r"
 

+5 letters: phonocardiogram.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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3. Anagrams
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