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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