What Is an Anchor Block?

Anchor generally refers to a ship anchor and is the main component of the mooring equipment. An iron ship-stopping device, connected to the ship with an iron chain, and throwing the anchor to the bottom of the ship can make the ship stop. ^[1]

Boating equipment, iron. One section is fixed on the ship with an iron chain, and the other end is barbed into claws, which is thrown to the bottom or shore to stabilize the hull: anchor. Anchor. Anchor chain.

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phonetic. From Jin, Miao Sheng.

Original meaning: equipment used when the ship is moored. Generally made of iron or steel.

For example: anchorage (one anchor on each side of the bow, and anchors, flow anchors, and small anchors, etc.); anchor cables (thick ropes or iron chains for anchoring); anchor chain holes (on each side of the anchor There is a small hole for the anchor chain to be retracted into this hole when the anchor is set up, and the anchor is closely attached to the outer steel plate). Also refers to a person or thing that can be relied on (such as in an emergency). Such as: we use it as a strong anchor anchoring the soul. ^[1]

Where a boat trip is difficult to stay in the wind, the whole body is tied to the anchor. The warships and sea ships have heavy weights. The hammer method first becomes four claws, and they are connected one by one. For those within three hundred pounds, use a wide anvil with a measuring rule and set it next to the furnace. When both ends are red, remove the charcoal and iron the wooden stick to clamp the anvil. If the person inside or outside is a shed, many people stand on it and hold the iron chain together. The two anchor bodies are both equipped with giant iron ring chain sleeves at the end. The medicine does not use yellow mud. Firstly, take the Chen Jiubi soil sieve, and one person frequently sprinkles the interface, and there is no slight confusion (2). Among the covered hammers, this thing is its greatest one. From "Tiangong Kaiwu · Hamming · Anchor"

Comment

(1) Chengli: Full force, combined force.

(2) : void.

Original translation

Kangxi dictionary

"Five-sounded set rhyme" Wu Wuqian, Yin Miao. "Jade articles" also. "Jiao Jie · Vulgar Books and Magazines" The iron cat on the ship said anchor. Or say the same anchor. Today, the four prongs of the ship's bow and stern are pierced with iron cables, and they are thrown into the water to keep the ship from moving. Vulgar read Ruomao. Mao Miao sound goodbye, its use is also one. ^[5]