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anchors

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1an·chor 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1anchor
Pronunciation:
\ˈaŋ-kər\
Function:
noun
Usage:
often attributive
Etymology:
Middle English ancre, from Old English ancor, from Latin anchora, from Greek ankyra; akin to Old English anga hook — more at angle
Date:
before 12th century
1 : 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 2 : a reliable or principal support : mainstay 3 : something that serves to hold an object firmly 4 : an object shaped like a ship's anchor 5 : an anchorman or anchorwoman 6 : the member of a team (as a relay team) that competes last 7 : a large business (as a department store) that attracts customers and other businesses to a shopping center or mall 8 : a fixed object (as a tree or a piton) to which a climber's rope is secured
an·chor·less 
          Listen to the pronunciation of anchorless \-ləs\ adjective
at anchor
: being anchored


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