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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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ANCHOR definition: 1. a heavy metal object, usually shaped like a cross with curved arms, on a strong rope or chain…. Learn more.
Jul 8, 2012 · 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.
ANCHOR meaning: 1. a heavy metal object, usually shaped like a cross with curved arms, on a strong rope or chain…. Learn more.
noun. 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. an object used to hold something else firmly in place. the rock provided an anchor for the rope. a source of stability or security.
The person who anchors a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the person who presents it and acts as a link between interviews and reports which come from other places or studios. [mainly US] Viewers saw him anchoring a five-minute summary of regional news. [VERB noun]
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.
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.
anchor. noun. /ˈæŋkə (r)/. /ˈæŋkər/. a heavy metal object that is attached to a rope or chain and dropped over the side of a ship or boat to keep it in one place. to drop anchor. We raised the anchor and set sail. We weighed anchor (= pulled it out of the water).
ANCHOR definition: 1. a heavy, metal object that is dropped into water to stop a boat from moving 2. someone who reads…. Learn more.
a person or thing that can be relied on for support, stability, or security; mainstay: Hope was his only anchor. Show Business [ Radio and Television.]a person who is the main broadcaster on a program of news, sports, etc., and who usually also serves as coordinator of all participating broadcasters during the program; anchorman or anchorwoman;
