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reanchor

  • a word derived from anchor.
    anchor
    noun
    any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.

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It’s a problem that a lot of them have, that everything seems quite flat after they go back, and they have to learn to reanchor themselves.”

From New York Times ● May 29, 2010

They will run down around the point yonder, put their cargo ashore, and then sail back and reanchor where you see them now.

From The Dock Rats of New York by Harlan Page Halsey