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@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@ Sandbars are very shallow areas in the sea where ships can get stuck in the sand
 
 # they lowered the sea anchor
 
-They put the ship's anchor in the water so that the wind could not blow the ship along as fast as it could with the anchor up.
-
-# anchor
-
-An anchor is a heavy object attached to a rope that is secured to a ship. It is tossed into the water and sinks to the bottom of the sea so the ship will not drift about. See how you translated this in [Acts 27:13](../27/13.md).
+A sea anchor is something that is towed in the water behind a ship to slow the ship down and make it more stable. It may be a large cloth or a stiff board. Alternate translation: "they let the floating anchor down into the water"
 
 # were driven along