2. Verb. (third-person singular of anchor) ¹
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Definition of Anchors
1. anchor [v] - See also: anchor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anchors
Literary usage of Anchors
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International Conference by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"Ground anchors Construction of anchorages for footings, guyed towers, pipelines (either
buried and empty or on slopes), and other facilities subject to ..."
2. The May-flower and Her Log, July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621: Chiefly from Original by Azel Ames (1901)
"Her anchors would probably weigh as follows : sheet anchor (or ' best bower ')
500 to 600 Ibs. ; stream anchor 350 to 400 Ibs. ; the spare anchors same as ..."
3. National Building Code by American Insurance Association, National Board of Fire Underwriters (1909)
"anchors and Straps for Wood Beams and*Girders. Each tier of beams shall be anchored
to the side, waii anchors, front, rear or party walls at intervals of ..."
4. St. Thomas of Canterbury: His Death and Miracles by Edwin Abbott Abbott (1898)
"Thus you are right in saying that there was ' something about three anchors';
but three anchors were not recovered. Three anchors were ..."
5. Lloyd's Register of ShippingShipping (1835)
"All vessels under 200 tons to have at least two bower anchors, and all vessel«
above that tonnage to be provided with at least three bower anchors. (Mitt. ..."
6. Appletons' Cyclopædia of Applied Mechanics: A Dictionary of Mechanical by Appleton, firm, publishers, New York (1878)
"The forms of anchors, and the materials of which they are made, are various.
In many parts of the East Indies the lower part of the anchor is formed of a ..."
7. Practical Shipbuilding: A Treatise on the Structural Design and Building of by A. Campbell Holms (1918)
"All vessels must, of course, carry anchors, cables, tow ropes, and warping and
mooring lines. Lloyd's requirements in this respect are regulated by a ..."
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