Anchor

Anchor

An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα (ankura ).

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Famous quotes containing the word anchor:

    “the anchor weeps
    Its red rust downward,”
    —Louise Bogan (1897–1970)

    “It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled seas of thought.”
    —John Kenneth Galbraith (b. 1908)

    “The coward wants resolution, which the brave man can do without. He recognizes no faith above a creed, thinking this straw by which he is moored does him good service, because his sheet anchor does not drag.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)