anchor cable
A cable or line, one end of which is held in a fixed position.
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anchor fastener
A mechanical device (such as a bolt or spike) used to secure a timber or wood framework.
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anathyrosis
A Greek method of fitting masonry without mortar by carefully dressing the contact edges of the blocks, leaving the center
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anchor beam
In a typical Dutch barn in colonial America, a massive horizontal timber that spans the barn from one gable end