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aweigh adj 1 : (
used of an anchor )
hanging clear of the bottom ; "
anchors aweigh "
2 : (
of an anchor )
just clear of the bottom [
synonym : {
aweigh },
{
atrip }]
Anchor \
An "
chor \ ([
a ^][
ng ]"
k [~
e ]
r ),
n . [
OE .
anker ,
AS .
ancor ,
oncer ,
L .
ancora ,
sometimes spelt anchora ,
fr .
Gr . '
a `
gkyra ,
akin to E .
angle :
cf .
F .
ancre .
See {
Angle },
n .]
1 .
A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (
rope or chain ),
and which ,
being cast overboard ,
lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
The common anchor consists of a straight bar called a shank ,
having at one end a transverse bar called a stock ,
above which is a ring for the cable ,
and at the other end the crown ,
from which branch out two or more arms with flukes ,
forming with the shank a suitable angle to enter the ground .
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Note :
Formerly the largest and strongest anchor was the sheet anchor (
hence ,
Fig .,
best hope or last refuge ),
called also {
waist anchor }.
Now the bower and the sheet anchor are usually alike .
Then came the best bower and the small bower (
so called from being carried on the bows ).
The stream anchor is one fourth the weight of the bower anchor .
Kedges or kedge anchors are light anchors used in warping .
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2 .
Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship '
s anchor ,
as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast ;
a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable ,
or other similar part ;
a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place .
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3 .
Fig .:
That which gives stability or security ;
that on which we place dependence for safety .
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Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul . --
Heb .
vi .
19 .
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4 . (
Her .)
An emblem of hope .
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5 . (
Arch .)
(
a )
A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together .
(
b )
Carved work ,
somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead ; --
a part of the ornaments of certain moldings .
It is seen in the echinus ,
or egg -
and -
anchor (
called also {
egg -
and -
dart }, {
egg -
and -
tongue })
ornament .
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6 . (
Zool .)
One of the anchor -
shaped spicules of certain sponges ;
also ,
one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians ,
as in species of {
Synapta }.
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6 . (
Television )
an {
achorman }, {
anchorwoman },
or {
anchorperson }.
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{
Anchor ice }.
See under {
Ice }.
{
Anchor light }
See the vocabulary .
{
Anchor ring }. (
Math .)
Same as {
Annulus },
2 (
b ).
{
Anchor shot }
See the vocabulary .
{
Anchor space }
See the vocabulary .
{
Anchor stock } (
Naut .),
the crossbar at the top of the shank at right angles to the arms .
{
Anchor watch }
See the vocabulary .
{
The anchor comes home },
when it drags over the bottom as the ship drifts .
{
Foul anchor },
the anchor when it hooks ,
or is entangled with ,
another anchor ,
or with a cable or wreck ,
or when the slack cable is entangled .
{
The anchor is acockbill },
when it is suspended perpendicularly from the cathead ,
ready to be let go .
{
The anchor is apeak },
when the cable is drawn in so tight as to bring the ship directly over it .
{
The anchor is atrip },
or {
aweigh },
when it is lifted out of the ground .
{
The anchor is awash },
when it is hove up to the surface of the water .
{
At anchor },
anchored .
{
To back an anchor },
to increase the holding power by laying down a small anchor ahead of that by which the ship rides ,
with the cable fastened to the crown of the latter to prevent its coming home .
{
To cast anchor },
to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship at rest .
{
To cat the anchor },
to hoist the anchor to the cathead and pass the ring -
stopper .
{
To fish the anchor },
to hoist the flukes to their resting place (
called the bill -
boards ),
and pass the shank painter .
{
To weigh anchor },
to heave or raise the anchor so as to sail away .
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Aweigh \
A *
weigh "\,
adv . [
Pref .
a -
weigh .] (
Naut .)
Just drawn out of the ground ,
and hanging perpendicularly ;
atrip ; --
said of the anchor . --
Totten .
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1913 Webster ]
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