άγκυρα — 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.
• Ankara name The capital city of Turkey.

Senses

άγκυρα is used for these senses in English:

• Ankara The capital city of Turkey and the capital of Ankara Province.
• 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.

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.

Ankara — full definition

1. name The capital city of Turkey.
2. noun A brightly patterned, wax-printed cotton fabric popular in West Africa.

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