The position of a ship riding to a single anchor...

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Jackson6612

#444098 Mon, 19 Nov 07 05:18 PM

²sheer
2 : the position of a ship riding to a single anchor and heading toward it
[M-W's Dictionary]

Please explain the above definition.

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Feebs11

#444154 Mon, 19 Nov 07 07:59 PM

The ship's bows face the anchor at the front.

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Jackson6612

#444315 Tue, 20 Nov 07 09:21 AM

the position of a ship riding to a single anchor and heading toward it

Hi Feebs,

What does the red expression mean? And does heading in the context of above definition mean moving toward or facing? When a ship has been anchored, it doesn't move. It just stays there where it is.

Jackson6612

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Ant_222

#444370 Tue, 20 Nov 07 12:45 PM

«And does heading in the context of above definition mean moving toward or facing?»

Facing, directed, oriented.

«It just stays there where it is.»

This is the naval meaning of "ride" — to stay anchored!

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Clive

#444397 Tue, 20 Nov 07 01:28 PM

Hi,

These naval expressions can be tricky.

Someone remarked that When a ship has been anchored, it doesn't move. It just stays there where it is. I wouldn't say that's necessarily true. The anchor line does not normally go straight down. There is some slack in it. Thus, the ship can move a little, eg forward or back, or in a circle around the anchor point. Consider the effects of wind and tide.

My dictionary offers these nautical definitions.

sheer: to swerve or change course

sheer: the upward slope of a ship's lines towards the bow and stern.

Where's GG? She was in the navy, I think.

Clive