lay an anchor to the windward in English

Forms: lays an anchor to the windward [present, singular, third-person], laying an anchor to the windward [participle, present], laid an anchor to the windward [participle, past], laid an anchor to the windward [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|lay<,,laid> an anchor to the windward}} lay an anchor to the windward (third-person singular simple present lays an anchor to the windward, present participle laying an anchor to the windward, simple past and past participle laid an anchor to the windward)

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"lay an anchor to the windward" meaning in English

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