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swing at anchor en · VERB
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(of a ship, qualifier:boat; or other vessel; boat; or other vessel) To remain in port for a prolonged period of time without sailing.
Aaand any idea of asking for reinforcements was put off by the likely candidates: even-more-obsolete ironclad vessels and coastal-defense units which were swinging at anchor across the bay.
2019 March 13, Drachinifel, 9:20 from the start, in The Russian 2nd Pacific Squadron - Voyage of the Damned, archived from the original on 16 Dec 2022:
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