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Meanings of come to anchor in English
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Usage of come to anchor in English
1
On one especially tall thistle the Red Admiral had come to anchor.
2
She had run the gauntlet safely, and come to anchor off Smithville.
3
The Pearl had come to anchor about nine o'clock the previous evening.
4
A vessel coming in the daytime should come to anchor outside the banks.
5
Darkness was setting in, but he did not come to anchor.
6
By one o'clock we shall come to anchor in Provincetown Harbor.
7
We will run in under the guns of our friends and come to anchor.
8
The commander of the frigate then ordered that the brig should come to anchor.
9
To Gravesend in the Bezan Yacht, and there come to anchor for all night.
10
As soon as they had come to anchor Darrin communicated with the British flag-ship.
11
For a moment he looked to see her round to and come to anchor.
12
Before I could come to anchor he had got underway.
13
Two days later, where did the Mayflower come to anchor?
14
The 'Great Christopher' has come to anchor,-CaptainBatavius de Vries.
15
The fleet had come to anchor in the Roads.
16
After this the French ships durst not come to anchor for fear of the Portuguese.
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