any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold. 2. an anchor of stones.
A standard king-size mattress is 76 inches wide by 80 inches long. A California king mattress is longer by 4 inches (84 inches long), but narrower by 4 inches (72 inches wide). King-size mattresses range in depth from about 9 inches for memory-foam or low-end innerspring models, to 17 inches or more for deluxe pillow-top models.
A king -- or standard or eastern king -- mattress is 76 inches wide by 80 inches long. A fitted king-size sheet may measure slightly larger than the mattress -- about 78 by 80 inches -- so that you can put it on without much tugging and pulling or to allow for shrinkage.