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- Dictionaryanchor/ˈaŋkə/
noun
- 1. a heavy object attached to a cable or chain and used to moor a ship to the sea bottom, typically having a metal shank with a pair of curved, barbed flukes at one end: "the boat, no longer held fast by its anchor, swung wildly"
- 2. an anchorman or anchorwoman: North American "he signed off after nineteen years as CBS news anchor" Similar
verb
- 1. moor (a ship) to the sea bottom with an anchor: "the ship was anchored in the lee of the island" Similar
- 2. present and coordinate (a television or radio programme): North American "she anchored a television documentary series in the early 1980s"
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someone or something that gives support when needed: She was my anchor when things were difficult for me. This treaty has been called the anchor (= strongest part) of their foreign policy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. anchor noun [C] (BROADCASTER) mainly US. an anchorman US or anchorwoman US.
The meaning of ANCHOR is a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom. How to use anchor in a sentence.
ANCHOR meaning: 1. a heavy metal object, usually shaped like a cross with curved arms, on a strong rope or chain…. Learn more.
Anchor definition: any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.. See examples of ANCHOR used in a sentence.
An anchor is a heavy hooked object at the end of a chain that is dropped from a boat into the water to make the boat stay in one place.
1. (Nautical Terms) any of several devices, usually of steel, attached to a vessel by a cable and dropped overboard so as to grip the bottom and restrict the vessel's movement. 2. an object used to hold something else firmly in place: the rock provided an anchor for the rope.
noun. /ˈæŋkə (r)/ /ˈæŋkər/ a heavy metal object that is attached to a rope or chain and dropped over the side of a ship or boat to keep it in one place. to drop anchor. We raised the anchor and set sail. We weighed anchor (= pulled it out of the water). at anchor The ship lay at anchor two miles off the rocky coast. Topics Transport by water c1.
