Assertion: anchor | /r/HasProperty | broken
Facets:
value: out of the bottom
type: OTHER
value: by shortening the rope
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Since all anchors that embed themselves in the bottom require the strain to be along the seabed, anchors can be broken out of the bottom by shortening the rope until the vessel is directly above the anchor; at this point the anchor chain is "up and down", in naval parlance.
text: An anchor is described as aweigh when it has been broken out of the bottom and is being hauled up to be stowed.