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anchoring

  • present participle
    of anchor.
    anchor
    noun
    any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.

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When the building wraps around the shuttle itself it reads as a gleaming, cone-shaped beacon, visible from far away; tracing the shuttle’s dimensions and anchoring the museum in Expo Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

After anchoring a boat, they placed an underwater speaker in the water and allowed it to drift with the current as far as 19 meters from the vessel.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Sundararajan says the designation should bring faster clearances, emergency repair mechanisms and an Indian cable-repair capability, along with legally protected cable zones around landing sites and routes, restricting anchoring and trawling.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

So does Rebecca Lowe, who has ridden that wave while anchoring the network’s Premier League coverage from the first season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

He stooped to retrieve a fancy carved walking stick that was propped against one of the balloon’s anchoring stakes.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood