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ice anchor

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ice anchor [′īs ‚aŋ·kər]
(naval architecture)
An anchor, usually with only one fluke, used for securing a vessel to ice.
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We have also had the added bonus of finding three ice anchors from The Victory.
MP's son reaches Arctic base by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Mee said his group had found the remains of the steam engine and three ice anchors from the Victory.
Victory of Arctic path finders by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
The engine was thrown in reverse and Shackleton ordered the ice anchor to be used to pull the ship backwards.
Icebound: Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition of 1914-16 ... by Behreandt, Dennis / The New American
 
 
 
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