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Meanings of anchor in English
Portuguese
ponto fulcral Catalan
àncora Portuguese
âncora Catalan
presentador A television personality who presents material prepared for a news program and at times must improvise commentary for live presentation.
Portuguese
estar ancorado no ancoradouro Synonyms
Examples for "cast anchor"
Examples for "cast anchor"
1
Regularly at that season several English ships cast anchor in the bay.
2
Without intermission they rowed until night set in, and then cast anchor.
3
They cast anchor and decided not to leave the ship until morning.
4
Here we cast anchor, and the small steam tender conies puffing alongside.
5
On the 10th of February, fifteen large vessels cast anchor at Flushing.
1
Yes, to my mind we'd best drop anchor and have a search.''
2
Get in nearer the shore, and we'll drop anchor above the landing.
3
He was straitly forbidden to drop anchor in any water of Hispaniola.
4
When we get there we shall drop anchor till the tide turns.
5
It was impossible for them to drop anchor very close to shore.
Usage of anchor in English
1
The ships dropped anchor; the boats were lowered; the people went ashore.
2
EU membership is widely seen as an anchor for the reform process.
3
The anchor plunged into the water of the harbour; the shrieking ceased.
4
After numerous storms, the sea is still there, anchor Kang Hui said.
5
Currently we have an 'anchor' tenant in the form of, Emirates Airlines.
6
Less of Tom Bradby's rather good impersonation of an American news anchor.
7
Yes, to my mind we'd best drop anchor and have a search.''
8
The local news anchor spoke through static about the Economic Opportunity Act.
9
The anchor plunged into the water of the harbor; the shrieking ceased.
10
Yvonne felt the anchor drop; a moment later, she heard a splash.
11
The best approach has been anchor fishing them and fishing slip bobbers.
12
Either orientation in good ice is strong enough for a bomber anchor.
13
Wait for it, the state television anchor said, without giving further details.
14
This is Mr Trump's second high-profile spat with a female news anchor.
15
Earlier, with fewer anchor options, minimizing the number of raps was key.
16
The next thing I want to do is create an anchor point.
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Translations for anchor
Anchor through the time
Anchor across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
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