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Meanings of cast anchor in anglès

portuguès
estar ancorado no ancoradouro

Secure a vessel with an anchor.

        estar ancorado no ancoradouro
        Usage of cast anchor in anglès
        1
        Regularly at that season several English ships cast anchor in the bay.
        The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
        2
        Without intermission they rowed until night set in, and then cast anchor.
        The Dragon and the Raven; Or, The Days of King Alfred
        3
        They cast anchor and decided not to leave the ship until morning.
        The Enchanted Island
        4
        Here we cast anchor, and the small steam tender conies puffing alongside.
        Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1
        5
        On the 10th of February, fifteen large vessels cast anchor at Flushing.
        The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 31: 1580-82
        6
        The seamen therefore cast anchor, to consider what was to be done.
        The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, ...
        7
        Here the fishermen cast anchor, and, baiting their hand-lines, began to fish.
        The Lighthouse
        8
        Julius Caesar had cast anchor before Alexandria shortly after the King's return.
        Cleopatra — Volume 03
        9
        We are nearing the mountain now, and we shall soon cast anchor!
        Miriam Monfort / A Novel
        10
        We shall not meet again till the ships cast anchor in the Maese.
        The Blue Pavilions
        11
        We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
        An Antarctic Mystery
        12
        We were obliged in consequence to cast anchor before the town.
        Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 184...
        13
        The ships sailed up this inlet for several miles, when they cast anchor.
        Captain Cook: His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries
        14
        The lead-line betokened fifty fathoms where the frigate had cast anchor.
        The Three Lieutenants
        15
        We cast anchor in the harbour of Lavalette at seven o'clock.
        A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy
        16
        There the Danes cast anchor, and the forces dispersed to their winter quarters.
        Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune / A Tale o...
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