Translation for "heckanker" to english
Heckanker
Translation examples
Hunter ließ das andere Schiff nicht aus den Augen. Ein weiterer Heckanker landete im Wasser, und viele Hände zogen an der Leine.
Hunter watched. Another stern anchor was thrown over the side, and many hands tugged at the line.
Obwohl die vor ihnen eingetroffenen Schiffe sich im Schutz der Landspitze befanden, hatten ihre Kommandanten zusätzliche Heckanker setzen lassen, und die Schiffe rissen an den Tauen, als sie von den Wellen erfasst wurden.
Even though the earlier arrivals were in the shelter of the headland, their commanders had laid out additional stern anchors to secure them in the rough waters, and the ships fetched up with sharp jerks against their cables as they were battered by the waves.
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