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A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).

The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)

Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.

To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.

To cast anchor; to come to anchor.

Example: Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.

To stop; to fix or rest.

To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.

A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.