Anker — 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.
• brace noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
• rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.

Senses

Anker is used for these senses in English:

• anchor (nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
• anchor 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.
• armature The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire (the winding) around a metal core.
• brace A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
• rod A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.

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.

brace — full definition

1. noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
2. noun A pair of something, especially game birds or similar items.
3. verb To prepare oneself for something difficult or unpleasant, such as an impact or shock.

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