Main entry: anchor, ground tackle
Definition: a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
Main entry: lynchpin, mainstay, keystone, linchpin, backbone, anchor
Definition: a central cohesive source of support and stability
Usage: faith is his anchor; the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money; he is the linchpin of this firm
Main entry: anchor, anchorman, anchorperson
Definition: a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
Main entry: cast anchor, drop anchor, anchor
Definition: secure a vessel with an anchor
Usage: We anchored at Baltimore
Definition: fix firmly and stably
Usage: anchor the lamppost in concrete