What is a synonym for "at anchor"?

Common synonyms include: above water, at a standstill, fixed, high and dry, idle, immobile.

At anchor

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anchored
"a ship riding at anchor"

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above water at a standstill fixed high and dry idle immobile

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"The Galles and thoſe pilling Briggandines, That yeerely ſaile to the Uenetian goulfe, And houer in the ſtraightes for Chriſtians wracke, Shall lie at anchor in the Iſle Aſant."

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