cast anchor
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Based on the legend that inspired Wagner’s “Flying Dutchman,” “Pandora” has the doomed-to-wander sea captain cast anchor off the coast of a picturesque Spanish town, circa 1930.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2020
Without firing the customary salute, without notice of any kind to King Zog, the Italian squadron of 19 war boats entered the Albanian harbor of Durazzo and cast anchor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Convoyed by Coast Guard craft, she cast anchor at the Government Anchorage, hard by the Staten Island ferry pier.
From Time Magazine Archive
The U. S. gunboat Galveston steamed through the Panama Canal last week turned northward and cast anchor in the Nicaraguan harbor of Bluefields.
From Time Magazine Archive
On passing the north point the schooner stood up, keeping the north shore, and cast anchor.
From The Captive in Patagonia by Bourne, Benjamin Franklin
