anchor meaning in Tamil
நங்கூரம் naṅkūram
/ˈæŋ.kɚ/UK/ˈæŋ.kəː/
anchor in Tamil: நங்கூரம் (naṅkūram). In English, anchor means a tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
Tamil words for anchor
- tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom
- நங்கூரம் naṅkūram
English meaning of anchor
- noun A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
- noun An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached.
- noun The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.).
- noun Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
anchor in a sentence
- Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.
Synonyms of anchor
anchor in other languages
- anchor in Hindi
- anchor in Marathi
- anchor in Urdu
- anchor in Bengali
- anchor in Telugu
- anchor in Malayalam
- anchor in Kannada
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- anchor in Odia
- anchor in Assamese
- anchor in Nepali
- anchor in Pashto
- anchor in Tagalog
- anchor in Arabic
- anchor in Malay
- anchor in Indonesian
- anchor in Thai
- anchor in Vietnamese
- anchor in Myanmar
Questions about anchor in Tamil
- What is the meaning of anchor in Tamil?
- Anchor in Tamil is நங்கூரம் (naṅkūram).
- anchor என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Anchor: நங்கூரம் (naṅkūram).
- 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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