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nouna mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
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nouna television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
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"anchor the lamppost in concrete"verbfix firmly and stably
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"We anchored at Baltimore"verbsecure a vessel with an anchor
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"faith is his anchor"nouna central cohesive source of support and stabilitytype of:
Definition that contains anchor
- ride lie moored or anchored
- bridge a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
- plate structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
- roads a partly sheltered anchorage
- root (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
- constitution a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
- anchor secure a vessel with an anchor
- fluke flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
- adrift floating freely; not anchored
- anchorage place for vessels to anchor