sheet anchor

Meaning

1. A large, spare anchor used in an emergency.
2. (broadly) A source of help in times of danger; last resort.
3. A batsman who provides dependable defence while a series of other batsmen score rapidly.

Synonyms

waist anchor

sea anchor

Translations

ancre de miséricorde

àncora d’emergència

Notanker

μεγάλη εφεδρική άγκυρα

ancre de veille

ancre maîtresse

noodanker

àncora de salvació

Etymology

From shoot and anchor.