ship’s anchor![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The traditional anchor is made up of a shank with a stock at one end and two arms ending in palms at the other end.
stock ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Transverse rod perpendicular to the shank; it positions the anchor so that its two arms grip the bottom of the water.
shank ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long straight rod forming the body of the anchor.
bill ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Tip of the palm.
palm ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Flat pointed part at the end of the arm; it sinks into the bottom of the water to grip it.
fluke ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Broad part of the palm.
ring ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Heavy ring through the eye at the end of the shank; the anchor’s cable or rope is attached to it.
hoisting ring ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Small ring at the anchor’s center of gravity; a rope is attached to it, which is pulled to dislodge the anchor from the bottom of the water.
gravity band ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Anchor’s center of gravity.
throat ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Point where the arms meet the shank.
crown ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Point at the end of the shank.
arm ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Shank that curves out from the bottom end of the main shank and ends in a palm.