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 Laura Lee Hope
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 Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, Baron Mountevans
An ice anchor it was that cut ’alf a ear off’n the little one.
From Panther Eye by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell
You will know best how to make a good permanent ice anchor.
From South with Scott by Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, Baron Mountevans
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