weather anchor

English

Noun

weather anchor (plural weather anchors)

  1. (nautical) The anchor lying to windward.
    • 1791, William Hutchinson, A Treatise Founded Upon Philosophical and Rational Principles:
      […] the weather anchor is likelier to go clear of the ship than the lee one […]
  2. (US) A television presenter who presents the weather forecast.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.