1. (

• anchor ,
• ground_tackle

) a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving ;

2. (

• anchor ,
• mainstay ,
• keystone ,
• backbone ,
• linchpin ,
• lynchpin

) a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" ;

3. (

• anchor ,
• anchorman ,
• anchorperson

) a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute ;

1. (

• anchor ,
• ground ,

) fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" ;

2. (

• anchor ,
• cast_anchor ,
• drop_anchor

) secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore" ;