anchorage

[ ang-ker-ij ]

/ ˈæŋ kər ɪdʒ /

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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.

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Origin of anchorage

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

Words nearby anchorage

ancestress, ancestry, Anchises, ancho, anchor, anchorage, anchor baby, anchor ball, anchor bed, anchor bell, anchor bolt

Other definitions for anchorage (2 of 2)

Anchorage

[ ang-ker-ij ]

/ ˈæŋ kər ɪdʒ /

noun

a seaport in S Alaska: earthquake 1964.

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How to use anchorage in a sentence

You reach it via a 30-minute water-taxi ride from the town of Homer, four hours south of Anchorage.
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Mouser continued living and working openly in Anchorage during that time.
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Beginning in 1988, he worked at a Wash-and-Lube car wash in midtown Anchorage.
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In fact, she was in Fairbanks, hundreds of miles from the hotel in Anchorage, on the night of her mother’s hotel room encounter.
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That week, the Alaska Federation of Natives convention began in Anchorage.
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Those were the last words Charlo Greene said as a reporter for KTVA TV in Anchorage, Alaska.
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When: July 18-19 Getting there: There are daily flights to Cordova from both Anchorage and Seattle (via Juneau).
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But in many ways, the route from Anchorage to Nome was almost the easy part.
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You see that play out in places like Anchorage, the rape capital of the United States, where Native women are targeted in bars.
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Soon Shawn will make another trip to Anchorage, a place he described to Karen as "overrated," she says.
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Most of the troop transports have left their anchorage and gone back to Mudros for fear of submarines.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for anchorage (1 of 3)

anchorage¹

/ (ˈæŋkərɪdʒ) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for anchorage (2 of 3)

anchorage²

/ (ˈæŋkərɪdʒ) /

noun

the cell or retreat of an anchorite

British Dictionary definitions for anchorage (3 of 3)

Anchorage

/ (ˈæŋkərɪdʒ) /

noun

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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