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anchorage
1[ang-ker-ij]
noun
that portion of a harbor or area outside a harbor suitable for anchoring or in which ships are permitted to anchor.
a charge for occupying such an area.
the act of anchoring or the state of being anchored.
that to which anything is fastened.
a means of anchoring or making fast.
something that can be relied on.
The Bible is her anchorage.
(in a suspension bridge) a massive masonry or concrete construction securing a cable at each end.
Dentistry.
an abutment.
the locking in of a tooth filling by means of an undercut.
Anchorage
2[ang-ker-ij]
noun
a seaport in S Alaska: earthquake 1964.
anchorage
1/ ˈæŋəɪ /
noun
the act of anchoring
any place where a vessel is anchored
a place designated for vessels to anchor
a fee imposed for anchoring
anything used as an anchor
a source of security or strength
something that supplies a secure hold for something else
anchorage
2/ ˈæŋəɪ /
noun
the cell or retreat of an anchorite
Anchorage
3/ ˈæŋəɪ /
noun
the largest city in Alaska, a port in the south, at the head of Cook Inlet. Pop: 270951 (2003 est)
Anchorage
City in south-central Alaska; largest city in the state.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Anchorage1
Example Sentences
A week after the tempest, the anchorage of the Acapulco Yacht Club still looked like it had suffered intense bombardment.
And its seizure comes as another tanker believed to be carrying Iranian crude disappeared from anchorage off Singapore a year after being identified as trying to evade U.S. sanctions.
"Chris helps me set a rope, a safe anchorage and scouts out the sites which is so crucial."
The festival will also fans the opportunity to attend the event by boat or yacht with an anchorage access pass.
The buoys can break free from their anchorage either in a violent storm or from being pulled by a big fishing vessel, Professor Inall said.
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