- 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. - An anchoret.
2 . Anchor
[ v. i.]
- To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the
captain) anchored in the stream. - To stop; to fix or rest.
3 . Anchor
[ v. t.]
- 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.
Meaning of 'anchor' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . anchor
[ n]
Meaning (1): - a central cohesive source of support and stability
Example in sentence:
faith is his anchor;
he is the linchpin of this firm;
the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
Single-anchor leg mooring Single-anchor leg mooring refers to a mooring facility, dedicated to the offshore petroleum discharge system, which permits a tanker to remain on station ...
Nominal anchor Nominal anchor is a nominal variable such as the inflation rate, an exchange rate, or the money supply that monetary policymakers use to tie down the price level.
Anchor currency Anchor currency is a currency to which other countries’ currencies are pegged.
Behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS) Behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS) is an appraisal that requires raters to list important dimensions of a particular job and collect information regarding
Child seat anchors Child seat anchors are built-in attachment points that accept child safety seats built to ISOFIX international
Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS) Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS) are used by organizations for appraisal of employees’ performance and for job analysis purposes.
Career anchors Career anchors- Pivots around which a person’s career swings; require self-awareness of talents and abilities, motives and heeds, and attitudes and values.
Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales A behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS) is an appraisal tool that anchors a numerical rating scale with specific examples of good or poor performance.