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1 sheet anchor
nome mar. ancora f. di speranza; fig. ancora f. di salvezza* * *nancora di speranza or di riserva* * *nome mar. ancora f. di speranza; fig. ancora f. di salvezza -
2 ♦ sheet
♦ sheet /ʃi:t/n.3 pubblicazione; giornale5 (metall.) lamiera; lamina; foglio; lamierino: corrugated sheet, lamiera ondulata; a sheet of tin, una lamina di latta; a sheet of copper, un foglio di rame6 (naut.) scotta7 distesa; specchio d'acqua8 (geol.) coltre; falda; copertura basaltica9 (geol.) filone● (naut.) sheet anchor, ancora di tonneggio (o di speranza); (fig.) ancora di salvezza □ (naut.) sheet bend, nodo di scotta □ sheet brass, lamierino d'ottone □ sheet copper, lamierino di rame □ (tipogr.) sheet feeder, mettifoglio □ sheet glass, lastra di vetro; cristallo in lastra □ sheet ice, ghiaccio in lastre ( sulla strada) □ (naut.) sheet lead, passascotte □ sheet lightning, lampo diffuso; bagliore di fulmini □ sheet-metal, lamiera sottile; lamierino; lastra □ sheet-metal work, fabbricazione di lamiere □ sheet-metal worker, lamierista; battilastra; lattoniere □ sheet-metal works, fabbrica di lamiere; lattoneria □ sheet music, musica stampata su fogli sciolti (o volanti) □ a sheet of colour, uno strato di colore □ sheet of flame, cortina di fuoco □ (edil.) sheet piling, palancolata □ sheet rubber, gomma in fogli □ sheet steel, lamiera d'acciaio □ ( legatoria) a book in sheets, un libro non rilegato □ clean sheet, pagina bianca: (fig.) to start with a clean sheet, (ri)cominciare da zero; fare tabula rasa □ to get between the sheets, mettersi fra le lenzuola; (fig.) andare a letto □ (fam.) to have three sheets to the wind, essere ubriaco fradicio □ (fam. USA) to hit the sheets, andare a letto □ (naut.) to let a sheet fly, mollare una scotta.(to) sheet /ʃi:t/A v. t.3 (tecn.) foderare; rivestire; proteggere: to sheet a gallery with timber, rivestire di legno una galleria4 (fig.) coprire, rivestire, ricoprire: Fog sheeted the valley, la valle era coperta da una coltre di nebbia; The pond was sheeted with ice, una lastra di ghiaccio ricopriva lo stagno5 (naut.) assicurare, fissare con una scottaB v. i.● to sheet down, piovere a dirotto; (naut.) alare abbasso, serrare ( le vele) □ (naut.) to sheet home, bordare (o tesare) a segno ( una scotta); stringere il vento ( con una vela quadra) alando le scotte; (fam. USA) far capire (qc. di difficile) □ (naut.) to sheet in, alare abbasso, serrare ( una vela).
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Sheet anchor — Sheet an chor [OE. scheten to shoot, AS. sce[ o]tan; cf. OE. shoot anchor. See {Shoot}, v. t.] 1. (Naut.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; called also {waist anchor}. See the Note under {Anchor}. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheet anchor — n. [ME shute anker < ? schuten, to SHOOT + anker, ANCHOR: reason for name uncert.] 1. a large anchor used only in emergencies 2. a person or thing to be relied upon in danger … English World dictionary
sheet anchor — noun spare anchor for use in emergency • Syn: ↑waist anchor • Hypernyms: ↑anchor, ↑ground tackle * * * ˈsheet anchor noun a person or thing that you can depend on in a difficult situation … Useful english dictionary
sheet anchor — /ˈʃit æŋkə/ (say sheet angkuh) noun 1. a large anchor used only in cases of emergency. 2. a final reliance or resource. {late Middle English shute anker; origin uncertain} …
sheet anchor — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier shoot anchor, from Middle English shute anker Date: 1626 1. a large strong anchor formerly carried in the waist of a ship and used as a spare in an emergency 2. something that constitutes a main support or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sheet-anchor — n. 1. (Naut.) Principal anchor, largest anchor. 2. Mainstay, chief support, main reliance … New dictionary of synonyms
sheet anchor — 1. Naut. a large anchor used only in cases of emergency. 2. a final reliance or resource, as when in danger. [1485 95] * * * … Universalium
sheet anchor — noun a) a large, spare anchor used in an emergency b) a source of help in times of danger … Wiktionary
sheet anchor — large anchor used in emergencies … English contemporary dictionary
sheet anchor — noun 1》 an additional anchor for use in emergencies. 2》 a dependable person or thing relied upon in the last resort. Origin C15: perh. related to obs. shot, denoting two cables spliced together, later influenced by sheet2 … English new terms dictionary
sheet anchor — noun (C) 1 a ship s largest anchor 1 (1), used only in times of danger 2 someone or something that you depend on very much in a difficult or dangerous situation … Longman dictionary of contemporary English