# der Anker

der Anker is a German noun meaning “anchor”. Forms: des Ankers, die Anker.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Ankers
- Plural: die Anker

## In other languages

- Русский: якорь
- Українська: якір

## Meanings

1. anchor

## Examples

- Zahlreiche Boote lagen in der Bucht vor Anker. — Many boats lay at anchor in the bay.
- Der Kapitän lässt die Anker lichten. — The captain is weighing anchor.
- Das Schiff liegt im Hafen vor Anker. — The ship is at anchor in the harbor.
- Das Schiff ging in Kōbe vor Anker. — The ship cast anchor at Kobe.
- Ich trage am rechten Arm einen tätowierten Anker. — I have a tattoo of an anchor on my right arm.

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