device, usually of metal, attached to a ship or boat by a cable or chain and lowered to the seabed to hold the vessel in a particular place by means of a fluke or pointed projection that digs into the sea bottom. Ancient anchors consisted of large...

ANCHOR. While the anchor has had some currency in various cultures as a symbol relating to the sea and to virtues like constancy and hope, its religious significance became paramount only with the growth of Christianity. In fact, the anchor as we know...

An anchor is a device attached to a boat or ship and cast overboard that keeps the vessel in a particular place by digging into the bottom. The word anchor comes from the Greek word meaning hook or crook. Prehistoric anchors held vessels in place...

He is like the anchor that is always in the sea, yet does not learn to swim. (Italian) It is better to lose the anchor than the whole ship....

An anchor is an object, often made out of metal, that is used to attach a ship to the bottom of a body of water at a specific point. There are two primary classes of anchors—temporary and permanent. A permanent anchor is often called a mooring, and is...