anchor

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
  2. noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
  3. noun a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

Etymology

From Middle English anker, from Old English ancor, ancra, from Latin ancora, from (or cognate with) Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura). The modern form is a sixteenth-century modification after the Medieval Latin spelling anchora. Doublet of ancora, anker, angora, and Ankara.

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Synonyms

ground tackle

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