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anchor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ground tackle |
| Type of | hook, claw |
| Has types | mooring anchor, mushroom anchor, grapnel, waist anchor, grapnel anchor, sheet anchor |
anchor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anchorman, anchorperson |
| Type of | television newscaster, television reporter, tv newsman, tv reporter |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cast anchor, drop anchor |
| Type of | fasten, fix, secure |
| Derivation | anchorage |
We anchored at Baltimore.
Examples of anchor
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Former WPXI weekend morning anchor Danielle Nottingham has landed a network job.
From the post-gazette.com
Jonathan Mann is an anchor for CNN International and the host of Political Mann.
From the cnn.com
More and more we are changing from a scapegoat to an anchor or a troubleshooter.
From the time.com
With Lambert as the anchor, Eureka is on the short list of the area's top teams.
From the stltoday.com
The anchor is 11 feet, 4 inches long with arms that are 7 feet, 7 inches across.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The Nissan NV200 will be the next anchor of the taxicab fleet for New York City.
From the freep.com
At a strategic moment Juliet took the helm and I made my way towards the anchor.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Unfortunately, our maker didn't use screws to anchor the brain inside the skull.
From the theepochtimes.com
Paglia was the anchor of a defense that had 14 shutouts in 21 games this season.
From the post-gazette.com
- A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
- Fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
- A central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
- Secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
- A television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
- An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek u1F04u03B3u03BAu03C5u03C1u03B1 (ankura).
- Anchor is the debut album of Trespassers William, released in 1999 on Sonikwire Records. The album is long out of print, but has found new life on iTunes, due to their exposure on The O.C. and One Tree Hill. ...
- Anchor is a brand of dairy products that was founded in New Zealand in 1886 and is one of the key brands owned by the New Zealand-based international exporter Fonterra Cou2212operative Group. In Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan the Fernleaf brand is used in place of Anchor.
- In rock climbing, an anchor can be any way of attaching the climber, the rope, or a load to rock, ice, steep dirt, or a building by either permanent or temporary means. ...
