anchˈorless adjective

Anchor Boys plural noun

The most junior section of the Boys' Brigade

anchor buoy noun

A buoy indicating the position of an anchor

anchor escapement or anchor recoil escapement noun

A clock escapement in which the pallets push the escape wheel slightly backwards at the end of each swing, causing a recoil of the pendulum

anchˈor-hold noun

1. The hold of an anchor upon the ground
2. Security (figurative)

anchˈor-ice noun

Ground ice

anchor leg noun

The last stage of a relay race

anchor man or anchor noun

1. The man at the back of a team in a tug-of-war
2. The man who runs the last stage of a relay race
3. (also anchˈor-man) a person on whom the success of an activity depends, esp, on television, the person responsible for smooth running of a dialogue or discussion between or among others

anchor plate noun

A heavy, usu steel, plate set into the ground or foundations to which bracing for a structure is fixed

anchˈor-ring noun

A solid generated by the revolution of a circle about an axis in its plane but not cutting it and not passing through its centre

anchˈor-stock noun

The crossbar of an anchor, which causes one or other of the flukes to turn to the bottom

anchor string noun (mining)

A length of casing run into the top of wells and often cemented in to prevent a blow-out

at anchor

Anchored

cast anchor

To let down the anchor

ride at anchor

To be anchored

weigh anchor

To take up the anchor