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Definition of Cast anchor

1. Verb. Secure a vessel with an anchor. "We anchored at Baltimore"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cast Anchor

Literary usage of Cast anchor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Henry Dale, Thomas Arnold (1873)
"... which having on that occasion put nut into the open sea more boldly than tlio rest, fell in with them. The next day they arrived and cast anchor at ..."

2. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"... us that it was to him he was indebted for a 'quiet haven' in which after his 'boisterous and tempestuous storms' he had 'cast anchor' since 24 Dec. ..."

3. Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York by John Romeyn Brodhead, Berthold Fernow, Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, New York (State). Legislature (1881)
"... where we anchored about 9 o'clock in the evening ; the flood being spent weighed anchor and passed through the Highlands where we again cast anchor. 2d. ..."

4. Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (1818)
"With the flood in the morning came a light breeze, which brought us above Gloucester Point, in full view of dear Philadelphia ! when we again cast anchor to ..."

5. Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries: From the by Jean Froissart, Thomas Johnes (1849)
"The third day, they made Porto-fino, where they lay that night : at sun-rise, they rowed to Porto-Venere, and again cast anchor. The ensuing morning they ..."

6. Life on the Plains of the Pacific. Oregon: Its History, Condition and by Gustavus Hines (1852)
"... Cape of Good Hope — cast anchor in Table Bay — Cape Town — Colony — Vineyards — Produce — Missionary labor — The responsibility of churches — Difficulty ..."

7. An Excursion to California Over the Prairie, Rocky Mountains, and Great by William Kelly (1851)
"... and staggered — Scene in the Cabin — Sleeping in the Foresail — Providential Deliverance — Joking next Morning — Dead Calm and hot Sun — cast anchor ..."

8. Memoirs & Travels of Sir John Reresby, Bart by John Reresby (1904)
"After we had used all the strength and art imaginable to tow her off, he cast anchor till towards morning, when day showed us St. ..."

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