Definisi 'anchor'

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noun
1 a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving Terjemahkan
source: wordnet30
2 a central cohesive source of support and stability Terjemahkan
Example:
faith is his anchor
the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
he is the linchpin of this firm
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3 a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute Terjemahkan
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4 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. Terjemahkan
source: webster1913
5 An anchoret. Terjemahkan
source: webster1913
verb
6 fix firmly and stably Terjemahkan
Example:
anchor the lamppost in concrete
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7 secure a vessel with an anchor Terjemahkan
Example:
We anchored at Baltimore
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8 To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship. Terjemahkan
source: webster1913
9 To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream. Terjemahkan
source: webster1913
More Word(s)
anchorage, ground tackle, anchorage ground, claw, hook, support, television newscaster, television reporter, grapnel, flue, fluke, shank, stem, vessel, watercraft,

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