swing at anchor

English

Verb

swing at anchor (third-person singular simple present swings at anchor, present participle swinging at anchor, simple past and past participle swung at anchor)

1. (nautical, of a ship, boat, or other vessel) To remain in port for a prolonged period of time without sailing.
   • 2019 March 13, Drachinifel, 9:20 from the start, in The Russian 2nd Pacific Squadron - Voyage of the Damned‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 December 2022:

     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.