sheet anchor

English

Etymology

From shoot and anchor.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sheet anchor (plural sheet anchors)

1. (nautical) a large, spare anchor used in an emergency
2. (by extension) a source of help in times of danger; last resort
3. (cricket) a batsman who provides dependable defence while a series of other batsmen score rapidly

Alternative forms

• sheet-anchor

Related terms

• bower anchor

Translations

nautical: a large, spare anchor

• French: ancre de miséricorde (fr) f, ancre maîtresse f
• Icelandic: aðalakkeri n
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• Irish: mórancaire m

a source of help in times of danger

• Hebrew: עגן הצלה (he) m (ogen hatsala)
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• Russian: спасительный (spasitelʹnyj) я́корь (jákorʹ) (spasítelʼnyj jákorʼ)m

cricket: a batsman who provides dependable defence while a series of other batsmen score rapidly

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