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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.
ANCHOR meaning: 1. a heavy metal object, usually shaped like a cross with curved arms, on a strong rope or chain…. Learn more.
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.
noun. 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. an anchor of stones.
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.
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.
anchor. Anchor definition: A heavy object attached to a vessel by a cable, rope, or chain and dropped into the water to keep the vessel in place either by its weight or by its flukes, which grip the bottom.
ANCHOR definition: 1. a heavy, metal object that is dropped into water to stop a boat from moving 2. someone who reads…. Learn more.
Anchor has the sense of what holds something in place. When you anchor a bookshelf to the wall, you affix it to the wall so it won't come down. The anchor of a relay race is the last person to run.
Definition of anchor verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
