anchors

noun

Meaning

A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).
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.
A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
To stop; to fix or rest.
To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.

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