anchor
A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
Other meanings
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.)
Synonyms
- ground tackle
A kind of
- hook
Kinds of anchor
- mushroom anchor
- sheet anchor
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἄγκυρα".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “anchor” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.