anker (C2)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈæŋkər/
Definition
A heavy object, typically made of metal, attached to a ship or boat by a cable or chain and cast overboard to moor the vessel to the seabed.
Examples
The captain ordered the crew to raise the anker before they set sail for the open ocean.
After a long journey, the ship finally dropped anker in the calm waters of the bay.
A strong anker is essential to prevent a boat from being swept away during a storm.
How to Use anker
- drop anker (collocation)
- To lower the anchor to moor a vessel. — "The ship prepared to drop anker as they approached the harbor."
- weigh anker (collocation)
- To raise the anchor, preparing to sail. — "At dawn, the crew began to weigh anker, ready for departure."
- at anker (prepositional phrase)
- Moored by an anchor. — "The fishing fleet remained at anker during the stormy weather."
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