Synonym: attach, fasten, fix, secure. Similar words: ranch, branch, franchise, bunch, bench, punch, launch, French. Meaning: ['æŋkə] 
n. 1. a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving 2. a central cohesive source of support and stability 3. a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute. v. 1. fix firmly and stably 2. secure a vessel with an anchor.
n. 1. a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving 2. a central cohesive source of support and stability 3. a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute. v. 1. fix firmly and stably 2. secure a vessel with an anchor. 
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(211) So the root foundation can be a potential choice for the anchor block of suspension bridge.
(212) Then I'll make it look like he got tangled in the anchor line and went overboard.
(213) The taproot grows straight down to anchor the tree and reach for deep water.
(214) With the thickness of tensile anchor plate and the radius of plastic zone changing, the range of plastic zone and the magnitude of yield load are investigated.
(215) In the numerical simulation, interactions between anchorage and rockmass and between anchor cable, grout and rockmass were simulated with zero-thickness contact elements.
(216) The good connection between the steel sleeve and the anchor ring is ensured by the fastening of the high strength screw nut.
(217) Although it has success development different producibility bolt in last few year, concrete spraying research have not the obvious break through in anchor spray support.
(218) Second, the internal force status, the mechanical computation model and the design method of the foundation beam with prestressed anchor cable have been analyzed.
(219) A man pulls up an anchor line in Al Aqabah Harbor, Jordan.
(220) Re-indents or formats the selected text, including the lines the anchor and active ends are on, according to global settings for smart indenting.
(221) In the lower left - hand corner, however , there's an anchor – and a dinner bell.
(222) I am just come to anchor after crossing the stormy region of the kara, khala[2] series; and I am reading "The rain patters, the leaf quivers, " for me the first poem of the Arch Poet.
(223) And through to the bond power and the bond length analysis, proposes the efficiency influence factor of anchor, the best bond length and so on.
(224) It is composed of a sequence of measuring point[sentencedict.com], anchor point and approach direction.
(225) Merchant ships lie at anchor in front of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, Sept. 16, 1946. The ships tied up because of waterfront strikes.
(226) The structure safety factor of the interaction of anchor cable, pile and pile anchor, should match and well coordinated to achieve the best effect.
(227) Now anchor your source firmly into the feet , pushing it out throughout your auric field.
(228) Inspect the chain pipe up in chain locker whether is well after all anchor chain back.
(229) Anchor chain hawser pipes shall be mounted on the port and starboard of the ship, made of steel plate. A casting anchor bell mouth shall be fitted at the lower end of hawser pipe.
(230) I was even interviewed on CNN where the news anchor asked me, "Young lady, do you have no shame?"
(231) The paper detailed introduced the principle and computational method for anchor pole detection technique and expounded the reliability and practical effects of the method by cases.
(232) According to the anchor bar strengthening theory, there will be a strengthened bearing arch in the action area of anchor bars as a result of the combined actions between these bars and shotcrete. Sentencedict.com
(233) Especially IE setting once after set, the likelihood won't be changed for a long time, because this is inferior to thorough anchor ice sealing!
(234) The structure details such as the joint of side pier, anchor key of ties, steel-concrete transition section and front minor cross beam are introduced.
(235) Handan Tonghe Fastener Manufacturing Co. Ltd. is a company specialized in manufacturing fittings for spark plug , inner expansion bolts, drop-in anchor, socket wrench, nuts and screws.
(236) Pointed to the slope intact rock strengthened by the prestressed anchor cable group, laboratory model test was preceded.
(237) The center of anchor plate has an inner screw matching the external screw of said end part.
(238) The chance of the rope coming out of the krab on anchor placements is small unless you decide to do an Irish jig on the stance, especially when using a clove hitch that is pulled tight.
(239) To introduce the method of processing anchor chain wheel with forming way is the main factors in performance difference, and explain the generating method is the reasonable processing method.
(240) Beghin had just began to abseil when the artificial anchor popped out.