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anchor meaning in Pashto

لنګر langar

/ˈæŋ.kɚ/UK/ˈæŋ.kəː/

anchor in Pashto: لنګر (langar), وياند (wiyānd), ويانده (wiyānda), اعلان کوونکی (e’lān kawúnkay). In English, anchor means a tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

Pashto words for anchor

tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom
لنګر langar
(TV) anchorman or anchorwoman
وياند wiyānd, ويانده wiyānda, اعلان کوونکی e’lān kawúnkay, اناونسر anāwnsar

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

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Questions about anchor in Pashto

What is the meaning of anchor in Pashto?
Anchor in Pashto is لنګر (langar), وياند (wiyānd), ويانده (wiyānda), اعلان کوونکی (e’lān kawúnkay).
anchor په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Anchor: لنګر (langar), وياند (wiyānd), ويانده (wiyānda), اعلان کوونکی (e’lān kawúnkay).
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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