ancrer — meaning in English

English meaning

• anchor noun A heavy metal device lowered from a boat to grip the seabed and keep the vessel in place.
• moor noun A wide stretch of open, often hilly land covered in heather and rough grass, with poor, boggy soil.

Senses

ancrer is used for these senses in English:

• anchor To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
• moor (intransitive, nautical) To cast anchor or become fastened.
• moor (transitive, nautical) To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like.

anchor — full definition

1. noun A heavy metal device lowered from a boat to grip the seabed and keep the vessel in place.
2. noun A person who presents a television or radio news broadcast.
3. noun Something that provides steadiness, support, or a sense of security.
4. verb To fix something firmly in place, or to hold a ship steady with an anchor.

moor — full definition

1. noun A wide stretch of open, often hilly land covered in heather and rough grass, with poor, boggy soil.
2. verb To tie up and fix a boat in place with ropes, chains, or an anchor.

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