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Definition of Anchor
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Anchor
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. 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. Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety. An emblem of hope. A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together. 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. One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta. To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship. To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge. To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream. To stop; to fix or rest. An anchoret. Related Definitions:
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Anchor Quotations
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor. Oliver Wendell Holmes The news anchor is exactly that - an anchor, a center, a focus. Jessica Savitch Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. Epictetus Amidst the confusion of the times, the conflicts of conscience, and the turmoil of daily living, an abiding faith becomes an anchor to our lives. Thomas S. Monson Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there. Christopher Columbus |
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Anchor Translations
anchor in Danish is anker anchor in Dutch is anker anchor in Finnish is ankkuri anchor in French is ancre, ancrons, ancrent, portant, ancrez anchor in German is Anker {m} anchor in Spanish is ancla anchor in Swedish is ankra, ankare |
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