an‧chor [countable]
1 a piece of heavy metal that is lowered to the bottom of the sea, lake etc to prevent a ship or boat moving
The next morning, they weighed anchor (=lifted the anchor) and began to move south again.
at anchor
The ship was at anchor.
2 especially American English someone who reads the news on TV and introduces news reports [= newsreader British English]
Dan Rather, anchor of the CBC Evening News
3 someone or something that provides a feeling of support and safety :
Dad was the anchor of the family.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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