Anchor - Wikipedia
An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current.The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα (ankȳra).. Anchors can either be temporary or permanent. Permanent anchors are used in the creation of a mooring, and are rarely moved; a specialist ...