anchorage
UK /ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/ US /ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/
noun 5name 1
Definitions
noun
1
A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
2
A fee charged for anchoring.
Anchorage is five pounds a night outside the harbour.
3
That into which something is anchored or fastened.
the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge
4
The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
5
The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
And yet 'twas by such braggart vaunts as these Thou broughtst thee to this woeful anchorage.
name
1
A large coastal city in Alaska.
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