anchor

Japanese: アンカー
anchor
〘Noun〙 (anchor)① The last runner or swimmer in a relay race. ② An anchor. [Dictionary of Foreign Words (1914)] *Gatov Vsegdaa (1928)〈Iwato Yukio〉3 "The ship dropped two anchors." ③ (derived from the meaning of ①) A person who puts together and finalizes the manuscripts that data men have gathered for magazine articles, etc. An anchorman. An anchorwoman. Also, the main caster in radio and television news programs. ④ (abbreviation of anchoring) Embedding the ends of anchor bolts or rebar into the foundation concrete to secure them so that they cannot be pulled out. Fixation.

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Japanese:
〘名〙 (anchor)① リレー競技の最後の走者・泳者。② 錨(いかり)。〔外来語辞典(1914)〕※ガトフ・フセグダア(1928)〈岩藤雪夫〉三「船は二本のアンカアを下ろして」③ (①の意から転じて) 雑誌記事などでデータマンが取材してきた原稿をもとに、最終的にまとめて仕上げる人。アンカーマン。アンカーウーマン。また、ラジオ・テレビのニュース番組におけるメーンキャスター。④ (anchoring の略) アンカーボルトや鉄筋の端部を基礎のコンクリートに埋め込み、引き抜けないように定着させること。定着。

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