anchor
/ˈæŋ.kəː/
A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement; An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached
- plural
- anchors
Meanings
- 1
A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement
- 2
An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached
- 3
The combined anchoring gear — anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.rare
- 4
Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic chargerare
- 5
Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in placerare
- 6
A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlinkrare
- 7
A line of code in a program which acts as a reference point for further code to be added immediately before or after, usually via copy and pasterare
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An anchorman or anchorwomanrare
- 9
The final runner in a relay racerare
- 10
A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shootrare