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ANCHORAGE
anchorage
(noun) the act of anchoring
anchorage, anchorage ground
(noun) place for vessels to anchor
Anchorage
(noun) a city in south central Alaska; “Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska”
anchorage
(noun) a fee for anchoring
anchorage
(noun) the condition of being secured to a base; “the plant needs a firm anchorage”; “the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anchorage (countable and uncountable, plural anchorages)
(nautical) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge..
(nautical) A fee charged for anchoring.
That into which something is anchored or fastened.
(medicine) The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
(figurative) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
Coordinate terms
• (fee for anchoring): cranage, demurrage, shippage, shorage, tonnage, wharfage
Etymology
Proper noun
Anchorage
A large coastal city in Alaska.
Source: Wiktionary
An"chor*age, n.
1. The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
2. A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor.
3. The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
4. Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge.
5. Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
6. A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties. Johnson.
An"cho*rage, n.
Definition: Abode of an anchoret.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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