To break shear, is when a vessel, at anchor, in tending, is forced the wrong way by the wind or current, so that she does not lie so well for keeping herself clear of her anchor
Xa inqanawe, ekwi-ankile, ithi ngenxa yomoya okanye umsinga inyanzeleke ukuba ihlale ngendlela engeyiyo ingakwazi ukuhlala ngaphandle kwe-ankile.