ice anchor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ice anchor
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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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 it was that cut ’alf a ear off’n the little one.
From Panther Eye by Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)
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
You will know best how to make a good permanent ice anchor.
From South with Scott by Mountevans, Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, baron
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