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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Anchor
     From Acts 27:29, 30, 40, it would appear that the Roman vessels
     carried several anchors, which were attached to the stern as
     well as to the prow. The Roman anchor, like the modern one, had
     two teeth or flukes. In Heb. 6:19 the word is used
     metaphorically for that which supports or keeps one steadfast in
     the time of trial or of doubt. It is an emblem of hope.
     
       "If you fear,
     
       Put all your trust in God: that anchor holds."

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  anchor
       
           (Or "span", "region", "button", "extent") An area
          within the content of a hypertext node (e.g. a web page)
          which is the source or destination of a link.  A source
          anchor may be a word, phrase, image, or possibly the whole
          node.  A destination anchor may be a whole node or some
          position within the node.
       
          Typically, clicking with the mouse on a source anchor causes
          the link to be followed and the anchor at the opposite end of
          the link to be displayed.  Anchors are highlighted in some way
          (either always, or when the mouse is over them), or they may
          be marked by a special symbol.
       
          In HTML anchors are created with the .. construct.
          The opening A tag of a source anchor has an HREF (hypertext
          reference) attribute giving the destination in the form of a
          URL - usually a whole node or "page".  E.g.
       
          	">http://www.foldoc.org/">
          	Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
       
          Destination anchors are only used in HTML to name a position
          within a page using a NAME attribute.  E.g.
       
          	
       
          The name or "fragment identifier" is appended to the URL of
          the page with a "#":
       
          	http://www.fairystory.com/goldilocks.html#chapter3
       
          (Though it is generally better to break pages into smaller
          units than to have large pages with named sections).
       
          (1997-11-15)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Anchor, IL (village, FIPS 1361)
    Location: 40.56870 N, 88.53873 W
    Population (1990): 178 (69 housing units)
    Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 61720

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Anchor \An"chor\ ([a^][ng]"k[~e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor,
     oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra,
     akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.]
     1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable
        (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays
        hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the
        ship in a particular station.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The common anchor consists of a straight bar called a
           shank, having at one end a transverse bar called a
           stock, above which is a ring for the cable, and at the
           other end the crown, from which branch out two or more
           arms with flukes, forming with the shank a suitable
           angle to enter the ground.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Formerly the largest and strongest anchor was the sheet
           anchor (hence, Fig., best hope or last refuge), called
           also waist anchor. Now the bower and the sheet anchor
           are usually alike. Then came the best bower and the
           small bower (so called from being carried on the bows).
           The stream anchor is one fourth the weight of the bower
           anchor. Kedges or kedge anchors are light anchors used
           in warping.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that
        of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a
        dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable,
        or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to
        hold the core of a mold in place.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on
        which we place dependence for safety.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul. --Heb.
                                                    vi. 19.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Her.) An emblem of hope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Arch.)
        (a) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building
            together.
        (b) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or
            arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain
            moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor
            (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue)
            ornament.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Zo["o]l.) One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain
        sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain
        Holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Television) an achorman, anchorwoman, or
        anchorperson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Anchor ice. See under Ice. 
  
     Anchor light See the vocabulary.
  
     Anchor ring. (Math.) Same as Annulus, 2 (b).
  
     Anchor shot See the vocabulary.
  
     Anchor space See the vocabulary.
  
     Anchor stock (Naut.), the crossbar at the top of the shank
        at right angles to the arms.
  
     Anchor watch See the vocabulary.
  
     The anchor comes home, when it drags over the bottom as the
        ship drifts.
  
     Foul anchor, the anchor when it hooks, or is entangled
        with, another anchor, or with a cable or wreck, or when
        the slack cable entangled.
  
     The anchor is acockbill, when it is suspended
        perpendicularly from the cathead, ready to be let go.
  
     The anchor is apeak, when the cable is drawn in so tight as
        to bring to ship directly over it.
  
     The anchor is atrip, or aweigh, when it is lifted out of
        the ground.
  
     The anchor is awash, when it is hove up to the surface of
        the water.
  
     At anchor, anchored.
  
     To back an anchor, to increase the holding power by laying
        down a small anchor ahead of that by which the ship rides,
        with the cable fastened to the crown of the latter to
        prevent its coming home.
  
     To cast anchor, to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship
        at rest.
  
     To cat the anchor, to hoist the anchor to the cathead and
        pass the ring-stopper.
  
     To fish the anchor, to hoist the flukes to their resting
        place (called the bill-boards), and pass the shank
        painter.
  
     To weigh anchor, to heave or raise the anchor so as to sail
        away.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Anchor \An"chor\, n. [OE. anker, ancre, AS. ancra, fr. L.
     anachoreta. See Anchoret.]
     An anchoret. [Obs.] --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Anchor \An"chor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anchored; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Anchoring.] [Cf. F. ancrer.]
     1. To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor
        a ship.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to
        anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Anchor \An"chor\, v. i.
     1. To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the
        captain) anchored in the stream.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To stop; to fix or rest.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              My invention . . . anchors on Isabel. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Anchor \An"chor\ ([a^][ng]"k[~e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor,
     oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra,
     akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.]
     1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable
        (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays
        hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the
        ship in a particular station.
  
     Note: The common anchor consists of a straight bar called a
           shank, having at one end a transverse bar called a
           stock, above which is a ring for the cable, and at the
           other end the crown, from which branch out two or more
           arms with flukes, forming with the shank a suitable
           angle to enter the ground.
  
     Note: Formerly the largest and strongest anchor was the sheet
           anchor (hence, Fig., best hope or last refuge), called
           also waist anchor. Now the bower and the sheet anchor
           are usually alike. Then came the best bower and the
           small bower (so called from being carried on the bows).
           The stream anchor is one fourth the weight of the bower
           anchor. Kedges or kedge anchors are light anchors used
           in warping.
  
     2. Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that
        of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a
        dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable,
        or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to
        hold the core of a mold in place.
  
     3. Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on
        which we place dependence for safety.
  
              Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul. --Heb.
                                                    vi. 19.
  
     4. (Her.) An emblem of hope.
  
     5. (Arch.)
        (a) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building
            together.
        (b) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or
            arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain
            moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor
            (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue)
            ornament.
  
     6. (Zo["o]l.) One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain
        sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain
        Holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
  
     Anchor ice. See under Ice.
  
     Anchor ring. (Math.) Same as Annulus, 2 (b).
  
     Anchor stock (Naut.), the crossbar at the top of the shank
        at right angles to the arms.
  
     The anchor comes home, when it drags over the bottom as the
        ship drifts.
  
     Foul anchor, the anchor when it hooks, or is entangled
        with, another anchor, or with a cable or wreck, or when
        the slack cable entangled.
  
     The anchor is acockbill, when it is suspended
        perpendicularly from the cathead, ready to be let go.
  
     The anchor is apeak, when the cable is drawn in do tight as
        to bring to ship directly over it.
  
     The anchor is atrip, or aweigh, when it is lifted out of
        the ground.
  
     The anchor is awash, when it is hove up to the surface of
        the water.
  
     At anchor, anchored.
  
     To back an anchor, to increase the holding power by laying
        down a small anchor ahead of that by which the ship rides,
        with the cable fastened to the crown of the latter to
        prevent its coming home.
  
     To cast anchor, to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship
        at rest.
  
     To cat the anchor, to hoist the anchor to the cathead and
        pass the ring-stopper.
  
     To fish the anchor, to hoist the flukes to their resting
        place (called the bill-boards), and pass the shank
        painter.
  
     To weigh anchor, to heave or raise the anchor so as to sail
        away.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Anchor \An"chor\, n. [OE. anker, ancre, AS. ancra, fr. L.
     anachoreta. See Anchoret.]
     An anchoret. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Anchor \An"chor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anchored; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Anchoring.] [Cf. F. ancrer.]
     1. To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor
        a ship.
  
     2. To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to
        anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.
  
              Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes.
                                                    --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Anchor \An"chor\, v. i.
     1. To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the
        captain) anchored in the stream.
  
     2. To stop; to fix or rest.
  
              My invention . . . anchors on Isabel. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  anchor
       n 1: a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving [syn:
             ground tackle]
       2: 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"
          [syn: mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin]
       3: a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which
          several correspondents contribute [syn: anchorman, anchorperson]
       v 1: fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
            [syn: ground]
       2: secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
          [syn: cast anchor, drop anchor]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  anchor
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (ετ ναυτ en) άγκυρα
     2 αυτός που προσφέρει σε κάποιον την αίσθηση της ασφάλειας
     3 (ΗΠΑ) το ούπατ
     4 ((ετ πληροφ en 0=-), ''γλώσσα σήμανσης'') η άγκυρα σε υπερκείμενο
     5 (ετ regex en) άγκυρα, μεταχαρακτήρας που προσδιορίζει θέση
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 αγκυροβολώ
     2 στερεώνω κάτι ώστε να μην κινείται
     3 βασίζω κάτι
     4 εκφωνώ τις ειδήσεις σε ηλεκτρονικό μέσο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  anchor
     Irish n.
     ill-treatment
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a
  sea or river to resist movement.
     2 (lb en nautical) 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).
     3 (lb en nautical) The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode,
  bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
     4 (lb en heraldiccharge) Representation of the nautical tool, used as
  a heraldry charge.
     5 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.
     6 (senseid en Internet) (lb en Internet) A marked point in a document
  that can be the target of a hyperlink.
     7 (senseid en television)(lb en television) An anchorman or
  anchorwoman.
     8 (lb en athletics) The final runner in a relay race.
     9 (lb en archery) A point that is touched by the draw hand or string
  when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
     10 (lb en economics) A superstore or other facility that serves as a
  focus to bring customers into an area.
     vb.
     1 To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed
  point.
     2 To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
     3 To stop; to fix or rest.
     4 To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
     5 To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
     6 To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
     n.
     (alternative form of en anker)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Anchor
     n.
     (given name en male).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  anchor
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a
  sea or river to resist movement.
     2 (lb en nautical) 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).
     3 (lb en nautical) The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode,
  bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
     4 (lb en heraldiccharge) Representation of the nautical tool, used as
  a heraldry charge.
     5 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.
     6 (senseid en Internet) (lb en Internet) A marked point in a document
  that can be the target of a hyperlink.
     7 (senseid en television)(lb en television) An anchorman or
  anchorwoman.
     8 (lb en athletics) The final runner in a relay race.
     9 (lb en archery) A point that is touched by the draw hand or string
  when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
     10 (lb en economics) A superstore or other facility that serves as a
  focus to bring customers into an area.
     vb.
     1 To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed
  point.
     2 To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
     3 To stop; to fix or rest.
     4 To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
     5 To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
     6 To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
     n.
     (alternative form of en anker)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Anchor
     n.
     (given name en male).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  anchor
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a
  sea or river to resist movement.
     2 (lb en nautical) 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).
     3 (lb en nautical) The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode,
  bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
     4 (lb en heraldiccharge) Representation of the nautical tool, used as
  a heraldry charge.
     5 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.
     6 (senseid en Internet) (lb en Internet) A marked point in a document
  that can be the target of a hyperlink.
     7 (senseid en television)(lb en television) An anchorman or
  anchorwoman.
     8 (lb en athletics) The final runner in a relay race.
     9 (lb en archery) A point that is touched by the draw hand or string
  when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
     10 (lb en economics) A superstore or other facility that serves as a
  focus to bring customers into an area.
     vb.
     1 To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed
  point.
     2 To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
     3 To stop; to fix or rest.
     4 To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
     5 To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
     6 To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
     n.
     (alternative form of en anker)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es rare) width

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Anchor
     n.
     (given name en male).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  anchor
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a
  sea or river to resist movement.
     2 (lb en nautical) 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).
     3 (lb en nautical) The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode,
  bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
     4 (lb en heraldiccharge) Representation of the nautical tool, used as
  a heraldry charge.
     5 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.
     6 (senseid en Internet) (lb en Internet) A marked point in a document
  that can be the target of a hyperlink.
     7 (senseid en television)(lb en television) An anchorman or
  anchorwoman.
     8 (lb en athletics) The final runner in a relay race.
     9 (lb en archery) A point that is touched by the draw hand or string
  when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
     10 (lb en economics) A superstore or other facility that serves as a
  focus to bring customers into an area.
     vb.
     1 To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed
  point.
     2 To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
     3 To stop; to fix or rest.
     4 To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
     5 To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
     6 To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
     n.
     (alternative form of en anker)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es rare) width

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Anchor
     n.
     (given name en male).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  anchor
     Englanti n.
     1 (yhteys merenkulku k=en) ankkuri
     2 ajankohtaisohjelman juontaja tai uutisankkuri
     Englanti vb.
     ankkuroida

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  anchor
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg språk=en sjöfart) ankare
     2 (tagg språk=en data) ankare; en position på en webbsida till vilken
  det går att göra en hyperlänk

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  anchor /ˈaŋkə/
  anker

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Anchor /ˈaŋkə/
  المرساة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  anchor //ˈæŋ.kə// //ˈæŋ.kɚ// 
  1. ди́ктор, ди́кторка
  (TV) anchorman or anchorwoman
  2. ко́тва, котва
  tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  anchor //ˈæŋ.kə// //ˈæŋ.kɚ// 
  закотвям
  to hold an object to a fixed point