Anchor (disambiguation)

An anchor is a device that attaches to the sea bottom to prevent a boat from drifting.

Anchor may also refer to:

Devices

  • Sea anchor, a device to slow the drift of a vessel without use of the seabed
  • Earth anchor, a device to support structures, used in geotechnical and construction applications
  • Anchor bolt, to attach objects or structures to concrete
  • Anchor (climbing), used in rock climbing
  • Anchor plate, to strengthen buildings
  • Anchor, part of a microdermal implant in body modification
  • Screw anchor, to secure a screw in a brittle material
  • Boat anchor (metaphor), a colloquial term for outdated equipment
  • Digital anchor, uses GPS and electronic compass to hold a boat's position

Places

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Other arts, entertainment, and media

Brands and enterprises

Other uses

  • Anchor (app), a free platform for podcast creation
  • Anchor baby, a term for a child born in the United States to illegal immigrants or other non-citizens
  • Anchor leg, the final runner in a track relay race
  • Anchor store, a main tenant in a shopping mall
  • Anchor telephone exchange, an underground telephone exchange in England
  • HTML anchor, the source and destination of a web hyperlink, specified by the <a> HTML element
  • Reserve currency, or anchor currency

See also

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