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anchor in Arabic

مِرْسَاة mirsāh

/ˈæŋ.kɚ/UK/ˈæŋ.kəː/

anchor in Arabic: مِرْسَاة (mirsāh), أَنْجَر (ʔanjar), مُذِيع (muḏīʕ), مُذِيعَة (muḏīʕa). In English, anchor means a tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

Arabic words for anchor

tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom
مِرْسَاة mirsāh, أَنْجَر ʔanjar
(TV) anchorman or anchorwoman
مُذِيع muḏīʕ, مُذِيعَة muḏīʕa
to hold an object to a fixed point
رَسَا rasā

English meaning of anchor

  1. noun A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
  2. noun An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached.
  3. noun The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.).
  4. noun Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.

Full definition of anchor

anchor in a sentence

  • Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.

Synonyms of anchor

All synonyms of anchor

anchor in other languages

Questions about anchor in Arabic

What is the meaning of anchor in Arabic?
Anchor in Arabic is مِرْسَاة (mirsāh), أَنْجَر (ʔanjar), مُذِيع (muḏīʕ), مُذِيعَة (muḏīʕa).
ما معنى كلمة anchor؟
Anchor: مِرْسَاة (mirsāh), أَنْجَر (ʔanjar), مُذِيع (muḏīʕ), مُذِيعَة (muḏīʕa).
What does anchor mean in English?
Anchor means a tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

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