The hook used at the end of a chain and dropped to the sea bottom to hold a ship in one particular place. The smallest Navy anchors can be lifted by one person; two anchors used by USS KITTY HAWK each weigh 30 tons. (2) To moor a ship by lowering its anchor so that it remains stationary in a particular place.
I-ankile esetyenziswa ekupheleni kwetyathanga nejulelwa ezantsi elwandle khon' ukuze ibambe inqanawe isendaweni ethile enye. Ii-ankile zomkhosi ezona zakha zancinci zingaphakanyiswa ngumntu omnye; ii-ankile ezimbini ezisetyenziswa yi-USS KITTY HAWK inye inobunzima beetoni ezingama-30. (2) Ukubophelela inqanawe ngokwehlisa i-ankile yayo ukuze ihlale ime endaweni ethile.