anchor

/ˈæŋ.kə/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1

A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

2

An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached.

3

The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)

4

Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic 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

A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.

7

A line of code in a program which acts as a reference point for further code to be added immediately before or after, usually via copy and paste.

8

An anchorman or anchorwoman.

9

The final runner in a relay race.

10

A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.

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