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anchor noun

  /ˈæŋ.kə/ , /ˈæŋ.kɚ/
  • (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.
 ancre
  • (television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.
 présentateur, speaker

anchor verb

  /ˈæŋ.kə/ , /ˈæŋ.kɚ/
  • To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
 ancrer

anchoring

ancrage
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