anchor in Italian

(nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

(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.

To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.