anchor
noun
/ˈæŋ.kə/
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- (nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
- Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
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ancre
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- (television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.
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présentateur,
speaker
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anchor
verb
/ˈæŋ.kə/
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/ˈæŋ.kɚ/
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- To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
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ancrer
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