Anchor (disambiguation) — An anchor is a device that attaches to the sea bottom to prevent a boat from drifting. Anchor may also refer to: Devices * Sea anchor, a device used to slow the drift of a ship, when the vessel cannot anchor to the bottom * Anchor (climbing), a… … Wikipedia
Anchor pylon — Anchor pylons or strainer pylons utilize horizontal insulators and occur at the endpoints of conductors. Such endpoints are necessary when interfacing with other modes of power transmission (see image) and, due to the inflexibility of the… … Wikipedia
anchor */ — I UK [ˈæŋkə(r)] / US [ˈæŋkər] noun [countable] Word forms anchor : singular anchor plural anchors 1) a heavy object that is dropped into the water to prevent a boat from moving at anchor (= held still using an anchor): luxury yachts at anchor in… … English dictionary
anchor — an|chor1 [ æŋkər ] noun count * 1. ) a heavy object that is dropped into the water to prevent a boat from moving: at anchor (=held still using an anchor): luxury yachts at anchor in the port drop anchor: We dropped anchor off the coast of Cape… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Guardian telephone exchange — Entrance to the Guardian Exchange, Manchester. The entrance is on George Street, between Princess Street and Dickinson Street in Manchester City Centre Guardian Exchange was an underground telephone exchange built in Manchester in the 1950s. It… … Wikipedia
Kingsway telephone exchange — Note: This site should not be confused with Kingsway tramway subway Kingsway telephone exchange was a Cold War era hardened telephone exchange underneath High Holborn in London.It was built as a deep level shelter underneath Chancery Lane tube… … Wikipedia
The Morning Exchange — For the same name program of CNBC Europe, see Morning Exchange (CNBC Europe). The Morning Exchange was a daily morning TV show that aired on WEWS TV (channel 5) in Cleveland, Ohio from 1972 to 1999. The program is widely regarded as one of the… … Wikipedia
Fixed exchange-rate system — Foreign exchange Exchange rates Currency band Exchange rate Exchange rate regime Exchange rate flexibil … Wikipedia
Worldwide Exchange — Infobox Television show name = Worldwide Exchange caption = genre = business news program camera = picture format = audio format = runtime = 120 minutes creator = developer = producer = executive producer = presenter = flagicon|USA Brian Shactman … Wikipedia
Stock exchange — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
