1. The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.
2. Hence: Firm hold: security.
ANCHORITE
An"cho*rite, n.
Defn: Same as Anchoret.
ANCHORITESS
An"cho*ri`tess, n.
Defn: An anchoress. [R.]
ANCHORLESS
An"chor*less, a.
Defn: Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled.
ANCHOR LIGHT
Anchor light. (Naut.)
Defn: The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor. International rules of the road require vessels at anchor to carry from sunset to sunrise a single white light forward if under 150 feet in length, and if longer, two such lights, one near the stern and one forward.