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During a storm, if a ship is being blown toward a hazard, the crew can drop the anchors on the windward side of the ship (the side facing the wind) in order to stop the ship from running aground or wrecking. Such an "anchor to windward" is a final effort, when the hope of forward progress has been abandoned, and danger or disaster is at hand. Ships commonly have more than one anchor, so the use of the plural "anchors to windward," the indefinite article, or like constructions is also correct.
The phrase "anchor to windward" is also commonly used as a metaphor for a "last hope," with the ship understood to represent the protagonist, or subject. Often, the metaphor is extended to "losing an anchor to windward," or "losing one's anchor to windward," as a reference to the loss of a/the last hope, and the presence of an impending catastrophe.
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What actors and actresses appeared in The Windward Anchor - 1916?
The cast of The Windward Anchor - 1916 includes: Myrtle Gonzalez as Mrs. Jamison Frank Newburg as Mr. Jamison Antrim Short
What is the definition of windward?
The side of a mountain or hill facing the wind.
Graphics definition of the word anchor?
a very heavy piece of poo
What is a definition of a bill?
A birds beak or the point of an anchor or the visor of a cap
What is a sentence for windward?
The ships drifted west, leaving the island quite a distance to windward. Cut her slightly more to windward, bosun. We'll round this buoy to windward.
What side of mountain has lush plant life?
windward windward windward
When was Windward Passages created?
Windward Passages was created in 1980.
When was The Windward Road created?
The Windward Road was created in 1956.
When was Windward Reports created?
Windward Reports was created in 1994.
When was Look to Windward created?
Look to Windward was created in 2000.
When was Windward School created?
Windward School was created in 1971.
When was Windward Studios created?
Windward Studios was created in 1994.
