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What is the definition of Anchor to Windward?
During a storm, if a ship is being blown toward a hazard, the crew can drop the anchors on the windward side of the ship (the side facing the wind) in order to stop the ship from running aground or wrecking. Such an "anchor to windward" is a final effort, when the hope of forward progress has been abandoned, and danger or disaster is at hand. Ships commonly have more than one anchor, so the use of the plural "anchors to windward," the indefinite article, or like constructions is also correct. The phrase "anchor to windward" is also commonly used as a metaphor for a "last hope," with the ship understood to represent the protagonist, or subject. Often, the metaphor is extended to "losing an anchor to windward," or "losing one's anchor to windward," as a reference to the loss of a/the last hope, and the presence of an impending catastrophe.
What actors and actresses appeared in The Windward Anchor - 1916?
The cast of The Windward Anchor - 1916 includes: Myrtle Gonzalez as Mrs. Jamison Frank Newburg as Mr. Jamison Antrim Short
What do the people of the windward islands do for fun?
people of the windward islands do what we do for fun
What do the anchor links mean on the fouled anchor?
The links mean nothing. Rope is sometimes portrayed. Either where used to anchor ships in the age of sail.
What is a sentence for windward?
The ships drifted west, leaving the island quite a distance to windward. Cut her slightly more to windward, bosun. We'll round this buoy to windward.
What side of mountain has lush plant life?
windward windward windward
What does anchor mean in Hindu?
Purdoink
What does anchor to emigration mean?
fheta
What does the anchor tattoo mean?
It could mean they are in the Navy, or it could be symbolic for stability. An anchor with roses could represent a stable relationship.
What is the island east of Martinique?
the windward islands
When was Windward Passages created?
Windward Passages was created in 1980.
When was The Windward Road created?
The Windward Road was created in 1956.
