arrimer

To stow and secure cargo — lashing it down so it doesn't shift in transit (arrimer une charge sur un camion, dans un bateau). It also works figuratively, meaning to firmly tie or anchor something (an idea, a plan) to something else.

• Les dockers ont arrimé les conteneurs sur le pont du navire. — The dockers secured the containers on the ship's deck.
• Il faut bien arrimer la charge avant de partir. — The load needs to be properly secured before setting off.
• Le gouvernement veut arrimer sa politique économique à des objectifs clairs. — The government wants to anchor its economic policy to clear goals.

Learners tend to only know the literal shipping/logistics sense — the figurative use (to anchor/tie a plan or policy to something) is common in French news writing and worth recognizing.