anchorage

[ ang-ker-ij ]
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noun
  1. that portion of a harbor or area outside a harbor suitable for anchoring or in which ships are permitted to anchor.

  2. a charge for occupying such an area.

  1. the act of anchoring or the state of being anchored.

  2. that to which anything is fastened.

  3. a means of anchoring or making fast.

  4. something that can be relied on: The Bible is her anchorage.

  5. (in a suspension bridge) a massive masonry or concrete construction securing a cable at each end.

  6. Dentistry.

    • an abutment.

    • the locking in of a tooth filling by means of an undercut.

Origin of anchorage

1
First recorded in 1400–50, anchorage is from the late Middle English word ankerage.See anchor, -age

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Other definitions for Anchorage (2 of 2)

Anchorage
[ ang-ker-ij ]

noun
  1. a seaport in S Alaska: earthquake 1964.

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British Dictionary definitions for anchorage (1 of 3)

anchorage1

/ (ˈæŋkərɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. the act of anchoring

  2. any place where a vessel is anchored

  1. a place designated for vessels to anchor

  2. a fee imposed for anchoring

  3. anything used as an anchor

  4. a source of security or strength

  5. something that supplies a secure hold for something else

British Dictionary definitions for anchorage (2 of 3)

anchorage2

/ (ˈæŋkərɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. the cell or retreat of an anchorite

British Dictionary definitions for Anchorage (3 of 3)

Anchorage

/ (ˈæŋkərɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. the largest city in Alaska, a port in the south, at the head of Cook Inlet. Pop: 270 951 (2003 est)

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Cultural definitions for Anchorage

Anchorage

City in south-central Alaska; largest city in the state.

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