ice anchor

American  

noun

1. a large, hooklike device for setting in ice to anchor a vessel or to provide a hold for a hawser in warping it along.

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Etymology

Origin of ice anchor

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

You will know best how to make a good permanent ice anchor.

From South with Scott by Mountevans, Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, baron

Allen had lowered the sail of the Spider and had tossed out a sharp-pronged ice anchor.

From The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp Glorious Days on Skates and Ice Boats by Hope, Laura Lee

An ice anchor was laid out and then Scott, Wilson, and I landed on the sea ice and walked a mile or so over it to the little cape in question.

From South with Scott by Mountevans, Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, baron

An ice anchor it was that cut ’alf a ear off’n the little one.

From Panther Eye by Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)