Anchor Small 320×240 Medium 640×480 Large 1024×768 Download Tiff Original 2400×1800 | (949.0 KB) Description An anchor is an object, often made out of metal, that is used to attach a ship to the bottom of a body of water at a specific point. Keywords anchor, Mooring, ship Galleries Anchors Source: Frank Beard Bible Symbols or The Bible in Pictures (London, England: Hertel, Jenkins & Co., 1904)