It holds a ship in place Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue It holds a ship in place . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ANCHOR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANCHOR It holds a ship in place (6)
30% TRACTORBEAM One may hold a ship in place (11) New York Times Dec 23, 2016
3% SLOOP Sailing ship (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 22, 2025
3% FLEET Group of ships (5) Universal Oct 19, 2025
3% PROW Front of a ship (4) Universal Oct 19, 2025
3% REFIT Ship's modernisation (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 13, 2025
3% WAIT "Hold on!" (4)
3% DAVIT Ship's hoist (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
3% YAW Ship's deviation (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
3% UNRIG Disassemble, as a ship (5) Universal Oct 8, 2025
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