anchor
A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movementA tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
» The ship dropped anchor.
Das Schiff setzte seinen Anker.
Корабль бросил якорь.
Корабель кинув якір.
Meaning
23 sensesA tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
Anker
я́корьjákorʹ
я́кірjákir, кітва́kitvá, кі́тваkítva
An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached.
The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
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 place.
Verankerung, Magnet
(Internet)A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
якорьjakorʹ
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 paste.
An anchorman or anchorwoman.
Leitgesicht, TV-Moderator, Moderator
веду́щийvedúščij, веду́щаяvedúščaja, телеведу́щийtelevedúščij
ди́кторdýktor, ди́кторкаdýktorka, веду́чийvedúčyj
The final runner in a relay race.
A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
(figuratively)That which gives stability or security.
- a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
- a central cohesive source of support and stability
- a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
Examples
67 sentencesThe ship dropped anchor.
Корабель кинув якір.
ruКорабль бросил якорь.
deDas Schiff setzte seinen Anker.
The boat anchored near the shore.
deDas Boot ankerte nahe der Küste.
We anchored 30 yards from the shore.
Tom has an anchor tattooed on his right arm.
Tom's yacht was anchored about thirty meters off shore.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English anker, from Old English ancor, ancra, from Latin ancora, from (or cognFrom Middle English anker, from Old English ancor, ancra, from Latin ancora, from (or cognate with) Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura). The modern form is a sixteenth-century modification after the Medieval Latin spelling anchora. Doublet of ancora, anker, angora, and Ankara.
Inherited from Middle English ankre, ancre, from Old English ancer, ancra, from Latin anachōrēta, anachōrīta, either with significant shortening of the word within Old English or via an unattested Old Irish form.
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Forms
plural: anchorsSynonyms
8 synonyms- a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving:ground tackle
- a central cohesive source of support and stability:mainstaykeystonebackbonelinchpinlynchpin
- a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute:anchorperson