American English pronunciation
How to pronounce anchored
IPA transcription: ['æŋkɚd]
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Verb
-
fix firmly and stably
“anchor the lamppost in concrete”
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secure a vessel with an anchor
“We anchored at Baltimore”
Usage examples
- The Ottomans left and anchored to the west.
- Harrelson anchored the Mets' infield for thirteen seasons, including their season, and pennant-winning season.
- Iovanna also anchored the news on "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee".
- She also anchored the Sunday morning news with Robb Weller.
- Anchored to hard corals and reef slopes with currents.
- Specifically, Rabs are anchored via prenyl groups on two cysteines in the C-terminus.
- Her gunners also scored hits on a small merchant ship anchored inshore.
- "Chesapeake" took on the name of whatever station where she was anchored.
- When anchored at Milne Bay, she provided oil for miscellaneous Allied ships.
- A red and white wooden boat with many barrels on its roof is anchored to the land with wooden poles and rocks