Definition of: banchorb

(ang′kər) noun
1. A heavy implement, usually of iron or steel and having a long shank and two or more hooks or flukes that grip the sea bottom: used for holding fast a vessel by means of a connecting cable.
2. Any similar object used in such a manner for such a purpose.
3. Anything that makes stable or secure; anything depended on for support or security.
4. A military base from which an army operates.
—at anchor Anchored, as a ship.
—to cast (or drop) anchor
To put down the anchor in order to hold fast a vessel,
—to ride at anchor
To be anchored, as a ship.
—to weigh anchor
To take up the anchor so as to sail away.
—v.t.
1. To secure or make secure by an anchor.
2. To fix firmly.
—v.i.
3. To come to anchor; lie at anchor, as a ship.
4. To become fixed; to hold oneself fast, as to a place. [OE ancor <L ancora <Gk. ankyra]
ANCHORS
l. Fluke 2. Mushroom 3. Grapnel
r Ring e. Eye h. Hoops st Stock sh. Shank b. Bills or pees f. Flukes or palms a Arms c Crown