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anchor - transcription, translation and pronunciation online

Transcription and pronunciation of the word "anchor" in British and American variants. Detailed translation and examples.

anchor
[ˈæŋ.kər]
[-kɚ]
Definitions
noun
a heavy object attached to a rope or chain and used to moor a vessel to the sea bottom, typically one having a metal shank with a ring at one end for the rope and a pair of curved and/or barbed flukes at the other.
They rigged two mooring legs on the ship's fantail, consisting of anchors , chain and heavy cable attached to two buoys.
an anchorman or anchorwoman, especially in broadcasting or athletics.
he signed off after nineteen years as CBS news anchor
verb
moor (a ship) to the sea bottom with an anchor.
the ship was anchored in the lee of the island
act as an anchor for (a television program or sporting event).
she anchored a television documentary series in the early 1980s
Examples
We have declared that we see the Currency Board as a very important anchor of stability for the country's financial and economic system.
A new town centre is promised for Southill, with the giant retail discount store Aldi as anchor tenant.
he signed off after nineteen years as CBS news anchor
A ship had thrown its anchor down near desolate shores, constantly ravaged and pummeled by persistent waves.
The total effect was surprisingly focused and intimate, with Gabriel's confessional singing style providing an emotional anchor for the ever-shifting visuals.
he signed off after nineteen years as CBS news anchor
And by their clinging to the anchor of a sinking ship for security, they drown in their own folly.
the European Community is the economic anchor of the New Europe
I don't think we'll be seeing pride boutiques opening as anchor stores at any of the major malls quite yet.
We shall put her in the side of a cove, and anchor our ships behind her.