anchorage

¹

[ ang-ker-ij ]

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.
3. the act of anchoring or the state of being anchored.
4. that to which anything is fastened.
5. a means of anchoring or making fast.
6. something that can be relied on:

   The Bible is her anchorage.

7. (in a suspension bridge) a massive masonry or concrete construction securing a cable at each end.
8. Dentistry.
   1. an abutment.
   2. the locking in of a tooth filling by means of an undercut.

Anchorage

²

[ ang-ker-ij ]

noun

1. a seaport in S Alaska: earthquake 1964.

anchorage

¹

/ ˈæŋkərɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act of anchoring
2. any place where a vessel is anchored
3. a place designated for vessels to anchor
4. a fee imposed for anchoring
5. anything used as an anchor
6. a source of security or strength
7. something that supplies a secure hold for something else

anchorage

²

/ ˈæŋkərɪdʒ /

noun

1. the cell or retreat of an anchorite

Anchorage

³

/ ˈæŋkərɪdʒ /

noun

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

Anchorage

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of anchorage¹

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

Example Sentences

Those were the last words Charlo Greene said as a reporter for KTVA TV in Anchorage, Alaska.

From The Daily Beast

When: July 18-19 Getting there: There are daily flights to Cordova from both Anchorage and Seattle (via Juneau).

From The Daily Beast

But in many ways, the route from Anchorage to Nome was almost the easy part.

From The Daily Beast

You see that play out in places like Anchorage, the rape capital of the United States, where Native women are targeted in bars.

From The Daily Beast

Soon Shawn will make another trip to Anchorage, a place he described to Karen as "overrated," she says.

From The Daily Beast

Most of the troop transports have left their anchorage and gone back to Mudros for fear of submarines.

From Project Gutenberg

So that we were compelled to remain all the next day at the anchorage to shift them.

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The boats were therefore hoisted in, and preparations made to leave the anchorage.

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This bay very probably affords good anchorage out of the strength of the tides.

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The harbor is one of the best and affords safe anchorage for the largest ocean-going vessels.

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