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vor Anker gehen / liegen

to drop anchor / to lie at anchor

Türkçe: demir atmak / demirli olmak

Noun
der Anker m.
Verb
liegen
Topic
Reise und Verkehr
Register
Neutral register in sailing and travel contexts

Watch out. Note the preposition 'vor', not 'an'.

In a sentence

Which form of liegen fills the gap?

Am Abend ist die Jacht in einer ruhigen Bucht vor Anker ____.

Show the full sentence

Am Abend ist die Jacht in einer ruhigen Bucht vor Anker gegangen.

How it is used

Means 'to drop anchor' ('vor Anker gehen') or 'to lie at anchor' ('vor Anker liegen'). Neutral register in sailing and travel contexts. Note the preposition 'vor', not 'an'.

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