# anchored

Pronunciation: US say "ANG-kurd" /ˈæŋ.kɚd/; UK say "ANG-kuhd" /ˈæŋ.kəd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of anchor. — simple past and past participle of anchor
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of anchor. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The crew anchored the vessel in the sheltered bay before the storm._
   - _Heavy chains anchored the platform to the seabed._

## Adjective

2. Having the ends turned back so that they resemble the flukes of an anchor.
   - Simple: Having tips that bend back, shaped like the curved hooks of an anchor.
   - _The family arms display a cross anchored on a crimson field._
   - _Heralds blazoned the banner with an anchored saltire._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/anchored (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).