Betekenis van:
anchor

to anchor
Werkwoord
  • voor anker leggen
  • secure a vessel with an anchor
"We anchored at Baltimore"

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to anchor
Werkwoord
  • ankeren
  • fix firmly and stably
"anchor the lamppost in concrete"

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to anchor
Werkwoord
  • grondvesten, funderen
  • fix firmly and stably
"anchor the lamppost in concrete"

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anchor
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • iemand die centraal staat; middelpunt waarrond iets draait
  • a central cohesive source of support and stability
"faith is his anchor"

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anchor
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • ijzeren balk om een schip stil te leggen
  • a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

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anchor
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • persoon die als laatste iets redigeert
  • a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

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Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. The ship dropped anchor.
  2. Drop the anchor!
  3. Every ship needs an anchor.
  4. The ship cast anchor at Kobe.
  5. The ship dropped anchor in the harbor.
  6. The boat is attached to the anchor by a chain.
  7. His mother's letters were an anchor to the boy.
  8. The ship is at anchor in the harbor.
  9. They usually use an anchor to hold a yacht in place.
  10. Of course Jon Stewart is America's most trusted anchor now—even our real news is a farce!
  11. A ship's captain must remain observant that a reliable buoy be attached to each anchor by a sturdy rope, so that one could find and raise the anchor if its anchor-cable were to be shorn apart, were to fall into the sea or were to be hewn apart.
  12. To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it— but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
  13. Of course Jon Stewart is the most trusted anchor in the United States now—even our real news is a farce!
  14. Anchor
  15. Anchor No