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Definition of anchor
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of anchor is as below...
Anchor
(n.)
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..
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Anchoress
::
Anchoress
(n.) A
female
anchoret.
Shoe
::
Shoe (n.) To
furnish
with a shoe or
shoes;
to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a
horse,
a sled, an
anchor..
Anchor
::
Anchor
(v. i.) To stop; to fix or rest.
Station
::
Station
(n.) A place to which ships may
resort,
and where they may
anchor
safely..
Fish-tackle
::
Fish-tackle
(n.) A
tackle
or
purchase
used to raise the
flukes
of the
anchor
up to the
gunwale.
The block used is
called
the
fish-block.
Warp
::
Warp (v. t.) To tow or move, as a
vessel,
with a line, or warp,
attached
to a buoy,
anchor,
or other fixed
object..
Bite
::
Bite (v. t.) To take hold of; to hold fast; to
adhere
to; as, the
anchor
bites the
ground..
Anchor
::
Anchor
(v. t.) To place at
anchor;
to
secure
by an
anchor;
as, to
anchor
a
ship..
Bitts
::
Bitts (n. pl.) A frame of two
strong
timbers
fixed
perpendicularly
in the fore part of a ship, on which to
fasten
the
cables
as the ship rides at
anchor,
or in
warping.
Other bitts are used for
belaying
(belaying
bitts),
for
sustaining
the
windlass
(carrick
bitts,
winch
bitts,
or
windlass
bitts),
to hold the pawls of the
windlass
(pawl
bitts)
etc..
Crib
::
Crib (n.) A
structure
of logs to be
anchored
with
stones;
-- used for
docks,
pier, dams, etc..
Beam
::
Beam (n.) The
straight
part or shank of an
anchor.
Swing
::
Swing (n.) To turn round by
action
of wind or tide when at
anchor;
as, a ship
swings
with the
tide..
Crossbeam
::
Crossbeam
(n.) A beam laid
across
the
bitts,
to which the cable is
fastened
when
riding
at
anchor..
Cable
::
Cable (n.) A
large,
strong
rope or
chain,
of
considerable
length,
used to
retain
a
vessel
at
anchor,
and for other
purposes.
It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron
links..
Anachoretical
::
Anachoretical
(a.) See
Anchoret,
Anchoretic..
Aldine
::
Aldine
(a.) An
epithet
applied
to
editions
(chiefly
of the
classics)
which
proceeded
from the press of Aldus
Manitius,
and his
family,
of
Venice,
for the most part in the 16th
century
and known by the sign of the
anchor
and the
dolphin.
The term has also been
applied
to
certain
elegant
editions
of
English
works..
Anchor
::
Anchor
(n.) An
anchoret.
Berth
::
Berth (n.) The place where a ship lies when she is at
anchor,
or at a
wharf..
Sea Anchor
::
Sea
anchor
() See Drag sail, under 4th
Drag..
Jew''s-harp
::
Jew's-harp
(n.) The
shackle
for
joining
a chain cable to an
anchor.
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