For Anchor we have terms and definitions in 23 topics. The topics are Archery, Blackjack, Boating, Bowling, Casino, Casino Surveillance, Climbing, Clocks, Dream, Heraldry, Html, Import Cars, Internet, Motorcross, Nautical, Newspaper Design, Pirate, Real Estate, Speleological, Swimming, Technology, Watches and William Shakespeare.

Anchor (Archery)

The location to which the hand that draws the bow string is positioned to when at full draw.

Anchor (Blackjack)

The seat to the dealer?s right, and the last player to be dealt. (Also known as Third Base.)

Anchor (Boating)

A forging or casting shaped to grip the sea bottom and, by means of a cable or rope, hold a boat in a desired position.

Anchor (Bowling)

Last man to roll in team competition. Usually the best bowler; i.e., the bowler most likely to get a strike in the "foundation frame" (the ninth frame) and most likely to "strike out." The term originated in 1913 when a bowler (Hans Arfsparger) for the Anchor Brewing team in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, bowled in the fifth position and struck out 94 times in succession.

Anchor (Casino)

The player sitting in the last position on a blackjack table before the dealer. This is the person who makes the final decision, thereby anchoring the game.

Anchor (Casino Surveillance)

The player seated at the last possible square (dealer’s far right hand), also known as third base. In face-up games, this player is frequently seeking the advantage of seeing the previously played cards before making a decision on his own hand.

Anchor (Climbing)

A fail-safe attachment point for protection.

Anchor (Clocks)

Type of pallet used in escapements of clocks & watches shaped like a ship's anchor.

Anchor (Dream)

To dream of an anchor is favorable to sailors, if seas are calm. To others it portends separation from friends, change of residence, and foreign travel. Sweethearts are soon to quarrel if either sees an anchor.

Anchor (Heraldry)

In heraldry the anchor is an emblem of hope.

Anchor (Html)

See Hyperlink.

Anchor (Import Cars)

1. A Slang expression for brakes. 2. A mounting point on a vehicle structure for a stressed, non-structural component, such as a seat belt or a seat.

Anchor (Internet)

Synonymous with hyperlinks, anchor refers to non-linear links among documents. Or more simply put, it's the word or phrase that can be selected to connect to another page or resource.

Anchor (Motorcross)

That

Anchor (Nautical)

1) A heavy metal object designed such that its weight and shape will help to hold a boat in its position when lowered to the sea bottom on a rode or chain.
2) The act of using an anchor

Anchor (Newspaper Design)

An image, word or phrase (usually in color and underlined) that, when clicked, connects you to another Web page.

Anchor (Pirate)

A heavy weight, often shaped with hooked ends, lowered into the water to keep a ship in one place.

Anchor (Real Estate)

The tenant that serves as the predominant draw to a commercial property, usually the largest tenant in a shopping center

Anchor (Speleological)

A fixed object used to secure a ladder, rope or safety line used for climbing.
Climbing and SRT.

Anchor (Swimming)

The final swimmer in a relay. The Anchor Leg.

Anchor (Technology)

An HTML tag that marks a point in a Web page as either the source or the destination of a link. This lets you create links to different sections within the same document, like chapters in a book.

Anchor (Watches)

The anchor, sometimes referred to as Swiss anchor helps perform the final part of the mechanical process in a mechanical watch in order to divide the seconds and provide accurate timekeeping. Moving side to side, the anchor allows the final wheel (escape wheel) to rotate one cog at a time. This process produces the ticking sound of a mechanical watch.

Anchor (William Shakespeare)

An anchorite, hermit.

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