Anchor : (noun)
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]
(verb)
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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Anchor : \An"chor\, n. [OE. anker, ancre, AS. ancra, fr. L.
anachoreta. See Anchoret.]
An anchoret. [Obs.] --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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ANCHOR. A measure containing ten gallons. Lex, Mereatoria.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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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)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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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
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Anchor : Based on 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."
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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