anchor leg

collocation in English

meaningsofanchorandleg

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anchor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæŋ.kər/us
/ˈæŋ.kɚ/
a heavy metal object, usually shaped like a cross with curved arms, on a strong rope or chain, that is dropped from a boat into the water to prevent the boat from ...
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leg
noun[C]
uk
/leɡ/us
/leɡ/
one of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing ...
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(Definition ofanchorandlegfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofanchor leg

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Typically, theanchorlegof a relay is given to the fastest or most experienced competitor on a team.
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Swimming theanchorleg, he had a split of 48.25.
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He ran on theanchorlegof the second heat, with an individual-split time of 46.63 seconds.
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The following day he won the 400 m freestyle relay event, swimming theanchorlegin 48.14.
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He had the fastest split time of the field in the final with a time of 1:43.24 as theanchorleg.
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She ran on theanchorlegof the first heat, with an individual-split time of 52.64 seconds.
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He ran on theanchorlegof the second heat, with an individual-split time of 46.43 seconds.
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He swam ananchorlegof 46.79 in the 4100 m freestyle relay which was the 2nd fastest split in history.
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Lewis had skipped the mandatory relay training camp and demanded to run theanchorleg, which added to the debate.
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The athlete completing theanchorlegof a relay is responsible for making up ground on the race-leader or preserving the lead already secured by their teammates.
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Prosser'sanchorlegwas swum in 48.99.
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