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Bower anchor Uncommon

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Noun
1

each of the two main anchors of a ship, carried permanently attached to their cables on each side of the bow, always ready to be let go in case of an emergency.

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attached ship bow permanently bower anchors cable sheet anchor emergency
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Rhyming Words
hor chor thor shor khor abhor ichor ephor johor luthor author amthor phthor rethor hathor senhor anchor anaphor biophor camphor
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