Drop anchor Crossword Clue

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Drop anchor Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. secure in or as if in a berth or dock
2. come into or dock at a wharf
(noun)
1. open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
2. one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ANCHOR (noun)
1. a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
2. a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
ANCHOR (verb)
1. fix firmly and stably
2. secure a vessel with an anchor
DROP (noun)
1. a shape that is spherical and small
2. a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
DROP (verb)
1. remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
2. grow worse

Hint 3: Anagram

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