11-letter words containing anchor
- anchor baby — a term used to refer to a baby born to an undocumented mother in a country where the baby becomes a citizen at birth, especially when the birth is planned to facilitate eventual legal residency for the family.
- anchor ball — a day shape consisting of a black ball not less than 2 feet (0.6 meters) in diameter, displayed in the fore rigging of a vessel at anchor.
- anchor bell — a bell rung in foggy weather by a vessel at anchor.
- anchor bolt — any of several kinds of bolts inserted and fixed in masonry as a hold for timbers, shelves, etc.
- anchor buoy — a buoy used to indicate the location of an underwater anchor.
- anchor deck — a small forecastle housing the machinery for operating the anchors of a ship.
- anchor ring — a ring made from an iron bar of circular cross-section
- anchor shot — grapple shot.
- anchor span — (on a suspension or cantilever bridge) a span from an anchorage to the nearest pier or tower.
- anchorwoman — The anchorwoman on a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the woman who presents it.
- anchorwomen — Plural form of anchorwoman.
- back anchor — a small anchor for backing a larger one.
- boat anchor — 1. Like doorstop but more severe; implies that the offending hardware is irreversibly dead or useless. "That was a working motherboard once. One lightning strike later, instant boat anchor!" 2. A person who just takes up space. 3. Obsolete but still working hardware, especially when used of an old S100-bus hobbyist system; originally a term of annoyance, but became more and more affectionate as the hardware became more and more obsolete.
- cast anchor — to anchor a vessel
- drag anchor — (of a vessel) to move away from its mooring because the anchor has failed to hold
- drop anchor — secure a ship in place
- rail anchor — a fastening device for attaching the base of a rail to a crosstie.
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