ancla — 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.

Senses

ancla 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 (television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.

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.

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