sea anchor

Noun

Meaning

See Drag sail, under 4th Drag.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A diver from the Navy helicopter hovering above attached a sea anchor to the Command Module to prevent it from drifting. Source: Internet

One potential solution proposed by Edwards is to use a movable anchor (a sea anchor) to allow the tether to "dodge" any space debris large enough to track. Source: Internet

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