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laancla

noun · feminineC2#8055 most commonAudio · coming soon

1
anchor (of a ship)
El capitán ordenó levantar el ancla al amanecer. The captain ordered the anchor to be raised at dawn.
El velero echó el ancla frente a la playa durante la noche. The sailing boat dropped anchor off the beach for the night.
2
anchor; mainstay
Mi familia ha sido el ancla que me mantuvo firme en los malos momentos. My family has been the anchor that kept me steady in the bad times.